Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 26 August 2026
As of 26 Aug 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 25 Aug 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,207.75 on 26 August 2026, down 126.80 points (−0.52%). Of 2,539 NSE main-board stocks, 1,363 rose and 1,137 fell; in the Nifty 500, 256 rose and 237 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty Cement led, up 1.66%, and Nifty IT trailed, down 1.47%.
- Nifty 50
- −0.52%
- at 24,207.75
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 1,363 / 1,137
- 39 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 256 / 237
- 52-week highs / lows
- –
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 24,207.75 | −126.80 | −0.52% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 74,501.05 | −7.85 | −0.01% |
| Nifty 500 | 23,559.20 | −52.40 | −0.22% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,783.75 | +269.55 | +0.47% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 64,101.20 | −61.70 | −0.10% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 20,067.30 | +160.70 | +0.81% |
| India VIX | 10.57 | −0.51 | −4.60% |
Sectors and themes
Every NSE sectoral and thematic index, ranked by its move over the session. Broad-market, strategy and bond indices are left out.
Leaders
- Nifty Cement+1.66%
- Nifty Metal+1.27%
- Nifty Chemicals+1.19%
- Nifty Private Bank+1.04%
- Nifty PSU Bank+0.77%
- Nifty Financial Services+0.53%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group+0.51%
- Nifty India Railways PSU+0.49%
Laggards
- Nifty IT−1.47%
- Nifty Telecommunications−1.45%
- Nifty Infrastructure−1.20%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group−1.20%
- Nifty Power−1.12%
- Nifty CPSE−1.11%
- Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer−1.06%
- Nifty India Consumption−1.04%
All 70 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty Cement | 15,105.60 | +1.66% |
| Nifty Metal | 13,541.70 | +1.27% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 30,397.60 | +1.19% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 27,732.85 | +1.04% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,669.50 | +0.77% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 26,386.75 | +0.53% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 10,172.65 | +0.51% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,833.30 | +0.49% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 748.47 | +0.48% |
| Nifty Bank | 57,783.75 | +0.47% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,532.70 | +0.44% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 52,274.55 | +0.43% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 28,651.55 | +0.30% |
| Nifty Construction | 12,192.41 | +0.28% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 23,050.65 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Pharma | 26,626.30 | +0.23% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,880.54 | +0.19% |
| Nifty Commodities | 9,876.65 | +0.10% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 21,621.30 | +0.10% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 32,926.60 | +0.09% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 13,497.08 | +0.08% |
| Nifty Media | 1,611.00 | +0.06% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,481.45 | +0.01% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 15,882.60 | −0.02% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 17,472.30 | −0.06% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 16,586.65 | −0.07% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 16,567.60 | −0.07% |
| Nifty NBFC | 60,701.05 | −0.07% |
| Nifty Housing | 11,982.75 | −0.09% |
| Nifty MNC | 33,214.95 | −0.11% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,463.15 | −0.12% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,940.10 | −0.15% |
| Nifty India Defence | 9,745.00 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,781.31 | −0.20% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,413.38 | −0.27% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 3,322.35 | −0.28% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,899.40 | −0.32% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 15,419.75 | −0.37% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 12,145.80 | −0.41% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 8,036.90 | −0.44% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,419.90 | −0.44% |
| Nifty Mobility | 23,805.65 | −0.47% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,616.73 | −0.48% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 14,495.80 | −0.49% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 26,627.25 | −0.49% |
| Nifty Rural | 15,549.55 | −0.50% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 39,355.00 | −0.53% |
| Nifty Energy | 38,099.90 | −0.55% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 11,149.35 | −0.58% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,947.20 | −0.60% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 12,284.30 | −0.68% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 4,456.80 | −0.70% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,727.85 | −0.71% |
| Nifty Auto | 29,000.15 | −0.74% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 18,936.30 | −0.77% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,784.95 | −0.79% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,113.40 | −0.80% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,701.62 | −0.81% |
| Nifty Realty | 910.15 | −0.83% |
| Nifty Retail | 3,185.63 | −0.84% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 40,448.40 | −0.93% |
| Nifty FMCG | 47,252.90 | −0.95% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 11,968.20 | −1.04% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 15,357.40 | −1.06% |
| Nifty CPSE | 6,389.50 | −1.11% |
| Nifty Power | 8,605.81 | −1.12% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 37,666.79 | −1.20% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 9,288.85 | −1.20% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,767.43 | −1.45% |
| Nifty IT | 30,318.85 | −1.47% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAW | Rs 302.45 | +7.35% |
| 2 | IDBI Bank Ltd.IDBI | Rs 94.75 | +7.29% |
| 3 | Cyient Ltd.CYIENT | Rs 1,047.70 | +7.01% |
| 4 | Capri Global Capital Ltd.CGCL | Rs 256.35 | +6.96% |
| 5 | Rubicon Research Ltd.RUBICON | Rs 1,818.80 | +6.44% |
| 6 | Vedanta Oil and Gas Ltd.VOGL | Rs 41.21 | +5.80% |
| 7 | Hindustan Zinc Ltd.HINDZINC | Rs 626.50 | +5.72% |
| 8 | Steel Authority of India Ltd.SAIL | Rs 194.90 | +5.59% |
| 9 | Anthem Biosciences Ltd.ANTHEM | Rs 923.05 | +5.53% |
| 10 | Data Patterns (India) Ltd.DATAPATTNS | Rs 4,779.40 | +5.22% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd.CLEANMAX | Rs 1,182.30 | −4.17% |
| 2 | Varun Beverages Ltd.VBL | Rs 421.25 | −3.82% |
| 3 | Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.GROWW | Rs 196.24 | −3.33% |
| 4 | Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd.ABDL | Rs 613.70 | −3.12% |
| 5 | Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.JUBLFOOD | Rs 499.50 | −3.01% |
| 6 | Premier Energies Ltd.PREMIERENE | Rs 1,005.00 | −2.99% |
| 7 | Tata Communications Ltd.TATACOMM | Rs 1,649.30 | −2.98% |
| 8 | Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.IKS | Rs 1,741.40 | −2.76% |
| 9 | Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.VMM | Rs 109.62 | −2.56% |
| 10 | Indus Towers Ltd.INDUSTOWER | Rs 377.70 | −2.47% |
Volume shockers
Liquid stocks whose shares traded in the session were at least twice their own 20-session average before the session.
| Company | Close | Change | Volume vs norm | Shares a session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCC Concept Ltd.TCCRs 235.15 · −2.9% | Rs 235.15 | −2.93% | 84.5x | 49,67,094norm 58,762 |
| Renaissance Global Ltd.RGLRs 152.58 · +14.8% | Rs 152.58 | +14.83% | 39.1x | 3,99,25,030norm 10,20,036 |
| Viyash Scientific Ltd.VIYASHRs 263.40 · −5.4% | Rs 263.40 | −5.37% | 37x | 11,54,82,970norm 31,22,690 |
| Virtuoso Optoelectronics Ltd.VOEPLRs 579.55 · +16.2% | Rs 579.55 | +16.20% | 35.1x | 27,38,620norm 77,946 |
| Indo Thai Securities Ltd.INDOTHAIRs 51.16 · −5.0% | Rs 51.16 | −5.00% | 34.8x | 3,02,73,546norm 8,70,938 |
| Genesys International Corporation Ltd.GENESYSRs 246.30 · +15.0% | Rs 246.30 | +14.96% | 22.9x | 1,82,29,833norm 7,94,374 |
| Federal-Mogul Goetze (India) Ltd.FMGOETZERs 548.70 · +2.7% | Rs 548.70 | +2.73% | 16.7x | 1,81,34,734norm 10,85,197 |
| Cyient Ltd.CYIENTInformation TechnologyRs 1,047.70 · +7.0% | Rs 1,047.70 | +7.01% | 14x | 1,17,12,766norm 8,34,899 |
| Advit Jewels Ltd.RAMBHAJORs 255.69 · +19.9% | Rs 255.69 | +19.93% | 14x | 1,22,26,520norm 8,72,387 |
| SBFC Finance Ltd.SBFCRs 101.14 · +9.0% | Rs 101.14 | +9.02% | 12.9x | 1,71,01,535norm 13,24,079 |
| Mangal Electrical Industries Ltd.MEILRs 297.65 · +7.8% | Rs 297.65 | +7.77% | 11.8x | 7,06,621norm 59,850 |
| Wonder Electricals Ltd.WELRs 155.92 · +16.3% | Rs 155.92 | +16.34% | 9.5x | 1,69,77,054norm 17,94,690 |
| Themis Medicare Ltd.THEMISMEDRs 126.26 · +5.9% | Rs 126.26 | +5.89% | 9x | 16,20,934norm 1,79,111 |
| Sindhu Trade Links Ltd.SINDHUTRADRs 25.30 · +6.3% | Rs 25.30 | +6.30% | 8.7x | 70,03,364norm 8,05,744 |
| Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.JISLJALEQSRs 30.07 · +7.6% | Rs 30.07 | +7.58% | 8.6x | 1,90,04,357norm 22,10,507 |
Delivery spikes
Liquid stocks where at least half the traded shares were delivered, 15 points or more above their own 20-session norm.
| Company | Close | Change | Delivered | 20-session norm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Syn Bags Ltd.COMSYNRs 288.72 · +0.4% | Rs 288.72 | +0.36% | 82.9% | 22.8% |
| Expleo Solutions Ltd.EXPLEOSOLRs 879.95 · +1.1% | Rs 879.95 | +1.07% | 67.1% | 11.2% |
| Aarey Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.AAREYDRUGSRs 80.75 · +5.0% | Rs 80.75 | +4.99% | 81.8% | 31.7% |
| TCPL Packaging Ltd.TCPLPACKRs 3,877.10 · −1.0% | Rs 3,877.10 | −1.02% | 66.8% | 19.6% |
| Excel Industries Ltd.EXCELINDUSRs 1,039.75 · −1.7% | Rs 1,039.75 | −1.66% | 61.4% | 15.8% |
| Silgo Retail Ltd.SILGORs 72.85 · +0.7% | Rs 72.85 | +0.66% | 70.9% | 25.8% |
| Keystone Realtors Ltd.RUSTOMJEERs 379.10 · +1.3% | Rs 379.10 | +1.31% | 62.2% | 17.6% |
| Asian Hotels (North) Ltd.ASIANHOTNRRs 306.70 · +2.5% | Rs 306.70 | +2.46% | 94.8% | 50.5% |
| Mangalam Cement Ltd.MANGLMCEMRs 1,057.70 · +2.2% | Rs 1,057.70 | +2.24% | 64.1% | 20.8% |
| Ramco Industries Ltd.RAMCOINDRs 349.65 · +0.2% | Rs 349.65 | +0.23% | 53.7% | 11.1% |
| Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.GODAVARIBRs 243.15 · +0.8% | Rs 243.15 | +0.81% | 57.4% | 15% |
| Paushak Ltd.PAUSHAKLTDRs 750.55 · −0.1% | Rs 750.55 | −0.13% | 63.7% | 22.3% |
| Saatvik Green Energy Ltd.SAATVIKGLRs 423.85 · +0.5% | Rs 423.85 | +0.47% | 73.5% | 32.3% |
| H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.HGINFRARs 501.90 · −0.2% | Rs 501.90 | −0.19% | 54.3% | 15.7% |
| Igarashi Motors India Ltd.IGARASHIRs 426.50 · −0.3% | Rs 426.50 | −0.25% | 51.9% | 13.9% |
New 52-week highs and lows
On closing prices adjusted for splits and bonuses; a stock needs a full year of record to count.
Oquilia’s record of NSE closes starts on 1 October 2025, so 52-week figures begin with October 2026.
Stocks nearest their 52-week high · nearest their 52-week low
Bulk and block deals
Trades NSE discloses by name: a bulk deal is over 0.5% of a company's shares in a day; a block deal goes through NSE's separate block window. Largest by value over the session.
NSE publishes only the latest session’s deal files, so Oquilia’s record of them starts on 27 October 2026.
No bulk or block deal on record for the session.
How these numbers are made
- Stock movesare closing prices against the previous close, adjusted on each ex-date for splits, bonuses and rights from NSE’s corporate-action list, and chained over the week or month. Dividends are not added back.
- Breadthcounts NSE main-board companies (EQ and trade-for-trade series, ETFs left out) that traded in the period; the Nifty 500 is today’s list of members.
- Indicesare NSE’s own closing values; a week’s or month’s move runs from the close before it began.
- Volume and deliveryare judged against each stock’s own 20 sessions before the period, among liquid stocks only: EQ series, a close of Rs 10 or more, Rs 1 crore or more traded a session over those 20 sessions, and trades on at least 80% of them.
- Sources. NSE equity bhavcopy (prices, volume, delivery); NSE index closing values; NSE corporate actions and price data (PR zip); NSE bulk deals (latest session); NSE block deals (latest session); NSE Nifty 500 constituents.
Questions
How did the Nifty 50 do on 26 August 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 24,207.75, down 0.52% from the close on 25 August 2026. Nifty Bank +0.47%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −0.10%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 +0.81%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 26 August 2026?
Best: Nifty Cement (+1.66%), Nifty Metal (+1.27%) and Nifty Chemicals (+1.19%). Worst: Nifty IT (−1.47%), Nifty Telecommunications (−1.45%) and Nifty Infrastructure (−1.20%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 26 August 2026?
1,363 NSE main-board stocks rose, 1,137 fell and 39 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 256 rose and 237 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 26 August 2026?
Gainers: Jindal Saw Ltd. (JINDALSAW) +7.3%, IDBI Bank Ltd. (IDBI) +7.3% and Cyient Ltd. (CYIENT) +7.0%. Losers: Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd. (CLEANMAX) −4.2%, Varun Beverages Ltd. (VBL) −3.8% and Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd. (GROWW) −3.3%.
What is a volume shocker?
A liquid stock whose shares traded in the session were at least twice its own average over the 20 sessions before. On 26 August 2026 the largest were TCC Concept Ltd. (84.5x), Renaissance Global Ltd. (39.1x) and Viyash Scientific Ltd. (37x). Heavy volume records interest in a stock, not its direction.
What does a delivery spike show?
Delivery is the share of traded quantity that changed hands for keeps rather than being squared off the same day. A spike here means at least half the shares traded were delivered, 15 points or more above the stock's own 20-session norm. The largest on 26 August 2026: Commercial Syn Bags Ltd. (82.9% against 22.8%), Expleo Solutions Ltd. (67.1% against 11.2%) and Aarey Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (81.8% against 31.7%).
Where do these numbers come from?
From NSE's own end-of-day files: the equity bhavcopy for prices, volumes and delivery, the index closing-value file for every index, the daily PR file for corporate actions, and NSE's bulk and block deal files. Nothing here is advice to buy or sell any security.
Facts, not advice.These lists record how prices moved, from NSE’s own files. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and a past move says nothing about the next one. Oquilia is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst.