Oquilia Market Pulse
Stock market on 21 October 2026
As of 21 Oct 2026 NSE close1 session, moves from the 19 Oct 2026 close
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,811.35 on 21 October 2026, down 77.60 points (−0.34%). Of 2,591 NSE main-board stocks, 324 rose and 2,248 fell; in the Nifty 500, 80 rose and 416 fell. Among sectoral and thematic indices, Nifty IT led, up 2.88%, and Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions trailed, down 3.60%. 2 Nifty 500 stocks closed at a new 52-week closing high and 48 at a new 52-week closing low.
- Nifty 50
- −0.34%
- at 22,811.35
- Rose / fell, all NSE
- 324 / 2,248
- 19 unchanged
- Rose / fell, Nifty 500
- 80 / 416
- 52-week highs / lows
- 2 / 48
- Nifty 500 stocks
Headline indices
Moves over the session, from NSE's closing values.
| Index | Close | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 22,811.35 | −77.60 | −0.34% |
| Nifty Next 50 | 67,655.30 | −1,040.55 | −1.51% |
| Nifty 500 | 21,837.90 | −203.70 | −0.92% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,976.90 | −511.20 | −0.92% |
| NIFTY Midcap 100 | 57,565.85 | −922.10 | −1.58% |
| NIFTY Smallcap 100 | 18,487.30 | −448.45 | −2.37% |
| India VIX | 15.68 | +0.91 | +6.16% |
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 IT+2.88%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom+0.82%
- Nifty India Digital+0.55%
- Nifty Cement+0.47%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group+0.31%
- Nifty Services Sector+0.21%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group+0.18%
- Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap−0.01%
Laggards
- Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions−3.60%
- Nifty Sugar & Ethanol−3.04%
- Nifty Capital Goods−2.71%
- Nifty Chemicals−2.64%
- Nifty Construction−2.60%
- Nifty India Defence−2.49%
- Nifty NBFC−2.33%
- Nifty India Railways PSU−2.29%
All 71 sectoral and thematic indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nifty IT | 32,422.50 | +2.88% |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom | 10,208.00 | +0.82% |
| Nifty India Digital | 8,599.15 | +0.55% |
| Nifty Cement | 13,482.00 | +0.47% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group | 14,177.29 | +0.31% |
| Nifty Services Sector | 30,163.75 | +0.21% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group | 34,779.99 | +0.18% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap | 13,826.60 | −0.01% |
| Nifty Oil & Gas | 10,536.30 | −0.08% |
| Nifty Pharma | 25,565.90 | −0.19% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 15,507.15 | −0.32% |
| Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group | 8,865.64 | −0.32% |
| Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) | 36,092.80 | −0.36% |
| Nifty Infrastructure | 8,634.00 | −0.38% |
| Nifty PSU Bank | 8,251.50 | −0.51% |
| Nifty500 Healthcare | 20,126.90 | −0.56% |
| Nifty FMCG | 43,720.70 | −0.58% |
| Nifty Insurance | 1,741.31 | −0.58% |
| Nifty CPSE | 5,987.50 | −0.73% |
| Nifty Core Housing | 14,029.15 | −0.85% |
| Nifty Rural | 14,009.50 | −0.90% |
| Nifty Conglomerate 50 | 13,909.45 | −0.91% |
| Nifty Bank | 54,976.90 | −0.92% |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare | 48,403.90 | −0.95% |
| Nifty Financial Services 25/50 | 26,578.00 | −0.96% |
| Nifty India Consumption | 10,833.30 | −0.96% |
| Nifty Housing | 10,962.90 | −0.97% |
| Nifty Commodities | 8,951.30 | −0.98% |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer | 14,091.65 | −1.03% |
| Nifty Private Bank | 26,904.35 | −1.05% |
| Nifty PSE | 9,094.40 | −1.05% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs | 1,375.63 | −1.07% |
| Nifty Housing Finance | 683.52 | −1.16% |
| Nifty Financial Services | 24,691.45 | −1.18% |
| Nifty Realty | 805.85 | −1.25% |
| Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 | 1,378.39 | −1.27% |
| Nifty REITs & Realty | 1,816.20 | −1.28% |
| Nifty Media | 1,622.65 | −1.29% |
| Nifty Energy | 35,474.75 | −1.39% |
| Nifty Hospitals | 3,755.50 | −1.40% |
| Nifty Mobility | 21,313.25 | −1.45% |
| Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics | 11,054.80 | −1.51% |
| Nifty Auto | 25,196.65 | −1.54% |
| Nifty India Manufacturing | 14,841.80 | −1.57% |
| Nifty MidSmall India Consumption | 17,014.85 | −1.58% |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics | 23,614.00 | −1.59% |
| Nifty Power | 7,884.66 | −1.61% |
| Nifty India New Age Consumption | 10,947.55 | −1.67% |
| Nifty India Tourism | 7,371.15 | −1.69% |
| Nifty Metal | 11,859.55 | −1.71% |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services | 20,496.75 | −1.71% |
| Nifty Telecommunications | 3,741.86 | −1.78% |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank | 28,832.05 | −1.84% |
| Nifty Commercial & Transport Services | 12,695.25 | −1.85% |
| Nifty Consumer Durables | 35,175.15 | −1.86% |
| Nifty Consumer Services | 3,435.48 | −2.01% |
| Nifty India Internet | 1,329.75 | −2.06% |
| Nifty Retail | 2,927.66 | −2.06% |
| Nifty AI Catalysts | 1,004.79 | −2.07% |
| Nifty MNC | 28,626.65 | −2.10% |
| Nifty EV & New Age Automotive | 2,913.45 | −2.12% |
| Nifty Waves | 1,866.65 | −2.21% |
| Nifty Capital Markets | 5,072.60 | −2.28% |
| Nifty India Railways PSU | 2,496.15 | −2.29% |
| Nifty NBFC | 50,815.80 | −2.33% |
| Nifty India Defence | 8,897.20 | −2.49% |
| Nifty Construction | 10,679.99 | −2.60% |
| Nifty Chemicals | 27,176.35 | −2.64% |
| Nifty Capital Goods | 15,661.67 | −2.71% |
| Nifty Sugar & Ethanol | 2,479.89 | −3.04% |
| Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions | 1,224.42 | −3.60% |
Nifty 500: top gainers and losers
Price moves over the session, adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Gainers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Cements Ltd.INDIACEM | Rs 329.80 | +12.04% |
| 2 | L&T Technology Services Ltd.LTTS | Rs 3,996.30 | +10.66% |
| 3 | Fractal Analytics Ltd.FRACTAL | Rs 785.90 | +10.15% |
| 4 | Ipca Laboratories Ltd.IPCALAB | Rs 1,918.90 | +5.75% |
| 5 | Hexaware Technologies Ltd.HEXT | Rs 604.60 | +5.28% |
| 6 | Wipro Ltd.WIPRO | Rs 189.17 | +3.86% |
| 7 | Piramal Finance Ltd.PIRAMALFIN | Rs 2,019.00 | +3.61% |
| 8 | Infosys Ltd.INFY | Rs 1,168.00 | +3.30% |
| 9 | HCL Technologies Ltd.HCLTECH | Rs 1,424.20 | +3.21% |
| 10 | Tech Mahindra Ltd.TECHM | Rs 1,834.70 | +3.13% |
Losers
| # | Company | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.HSCL | Rs 539.25 | −10.99% |
| 2 | Jindal Saw Ltd.JINDALSAW | Rs 270.40 | −8.53% |
| 3 | Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.RKFORGE | Rs 635.75 | −7.19% |
| 4 | Gallantt Ispat Ltd.GALLANTT | Rs 583.10 | −6.88% |
| 5 | CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.CREDITACC | Rs 1,142.40 | −6.86% |
| 6 | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.JPPOWER | Rs 13.94 | −6.51% |
| 7 | TD Power Systems Ltd.TDPOWERSYS | Rs 689.35 | −6.47% |
| 8 | Finolex Cables Ltd.FINCABLES | Rs 1,202.40 | −6.25% |
| 9 | Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.JYOTICNC | Rs 914.90 | −6.24% |
| 10 | Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd.ABDL | Rs 694.80 | −6.10% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L&T Technology Services Ltd.LTTSInformation TechnologyRs 3,996.30 · +10.7% | Rs 3,996.30 | +10.66% | 108.5x | 82,08,436norm 75,681 |
| India Cements Ltd.INDIACEMConstruction MaterialsRs 329.80 · +12.0% | Rs 329.80 | +12.04% | 91.9x | 2,85,33,954norm 3,10,478 |
| DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.DCMSRINDRs 53.69 · +12.1% | Rs 53.69 | +12.09% | 52.2x | 5,74,34,221norm 10,99,691 |
| Fractal Analytics Ltd.FRACTALInformation TechnologyRs 785.90 · +10.2% | Rs 785.90 | +10.15% | 46.2x | 1,37,10,880norm 2,96,961 |
| Oriental Rail Infrastructure Ltd.ORIRAILRs 123.15 · +1.2% | Rs 123.15 | +1.19% | 32x | 34,64,201norm 1,08,099 |
| Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.MHRILRs 198.80 · +0.4% | Rs 198.80 | +0.36% | 24.4x | 23,23,158norm 95,180 |
| Bansal Wire Industries Ltd.BANSALWIRERs 61.15 · −2.5% | Rs 61.15 | −2.47% | 23.2x | 36,64,981norm 1,57,796 |
| LMW Ltd.LMWRs 15,992.00 · −1.8% | Rs 15,992.00 | −1.79% | 19.8x | 59,248norm 2,991 |
| Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd.WAAREERTLRs 743.25 · −10.0% | Rs 743.25 | −10.04% | 12.5x | 18,50,898norm 1,48,446 |
| Wendt (India) Ltd.WENDTRs 7,406.00 · −3.7% | Rs 7,406.00 | −3.68% | 8.3x | 58,894norm 7,116 |
| Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem Ltd.TATVARs 1,890.10 · −0.7% | Rs 1,890.10 | −0.70% | 8.1x | 7,97,447norm 98,608 |
| Just Dial Ltd.JUSTDIALRs 767.25 · +4.8% | Rs 767.25 | +4.85% | 7.2x | 72,08,284norm 9,97,125 |
| Balaji Telefilms Ltd.BALAJITELERs 93.65 · +1.1% | Rs 93.65 | +1.09% | 6.9x | 8,53,340norm 1,22,835 |
| Marathon Nextgen Realty Ltd.MARATHONRs 353.25 · −7.6% | Rs 353.25 | −7.62% | 6.8x | 5,25,721norm 77,372 |
| Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.PRUDENTRs 2,930.00 · −4.1% | Rs 2,930.00 | −4.14% | 5.8x | 1,69,823norm 29,315 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN Agrochem Ltd.BNAGROCHEMRs 151.17 · −5.0% | Rs 151.17 | −5.00% | 88.1% | 11.3% |
| Gujarat Kidney And Super Speciality Ltd.GKSLRs 183.89 · −2.1% | Rs 183.89 | −2.06% | 71% | 13.8% |
| Heranba Industries Ltd.HERANBARs 156.52 · −2.1% | Rs 156.52 | −2.12% | 71.2% | 14.2% |
| Signatureglobal (India) Ltd.SIGNATURERealtyRs 714.80 · −0.6% | Rs 714.80 | −0.56% | 68.2% | 17.6% |
| Shukra Pharmaceuticals Ltd.SHUKRAPHARRs 68.36 · −0.4% | Rs 68.36 | −0.38% | 65.9% | 18.6% |
| Dam Capital Advisors Ltd.DAMCAPITALRs 135.91 · −4.6% | Rs 135.91 | −4.63% | 60.5% | 13.9% |
| Om Power Transmission Ltd.OMPOWERRs 150.67 · −3.0% | Rs 150.67 | −3.01% | 77.2% | 31.2% |
| Skyways Air Services Ltd.SKYWAYSRs 104.07 · −4.4% | Rs 104.07 | −4.38% | 61.9% | 16.8% |
| TGV Sraac Ltd.TGVSLRs 122.11 · −1.8% | Rs 122.11 | −1.83% | 68.7% | 24.1% |
| Pix Transmissions Ltd.PIXTRANSRs 1,743.00 · −2.5% | Rs 1,743.00 | −2.49% | 51.3% | 7.8% |
| TCI Express Ltd.TCIEXPRs 464.60 · −0.9% | Rs 464.60 | −0.93% | 52.3% | 10.6% |
| Teamlease Services Ltd.TEAMLEASERs 1,102.30 · −0.6% | Rs 1,102.30 | −0.55% | 56.1% | 14.8% |
| Artemis Medicare Services Ltd.ARTEMISMEDRs 302.05 · +0.3% | Rs 302.05 | +0.27% | 59.3% | 18.1% |
| Frontier Springs Ltd.FRONTSPRs 1,300.60 · −0.5% | Rs 1,300.60 | −0.49% | 57.8% | 16.6% |
| Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd.INDOBORAXRs 422.15 · −7.9% | Rs 422.15 | −7.87% | 51.4% | 11% |
New 52-week highs and lows
On closing prices adjusted for splits and bonuses; a stock needs a full year of record to count.
New 52-week closing highs
2
Nifty 500 stocks; 11across NSE’s main board
- Tech Mahindra Ltd. TECHMRs 1,834.70
- PVR INOX Ltd. PVRINOXRs 1,417.90
New 52-week closing lows
48
Nifty 500 stocks; 253across NSE’s main board
- Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. TECHNOERs 885.70
- SRF Ltd. SRFRs 2,305.00
- Cochin Shipyard Ltd. COCHINSHIPRs 1,167.10
- Vishal Mega Mart Ltd. VMMRs 90.00
- NTPC Green Energy Ltd. NTPCGREENRs 84.04
- SJVN Ltd. SJVNRs 49.08
- Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd. RAILTELRs 240.55
- DOMS Industries Ltd. DOMSRs 1,994.70
- Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. CROMPTONRs 201.08
- Reliance Power Ltd. RPOWERRs 17.27
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. GMDCLTDRs 443.00
- Swan Corp Ltd. SWANCORPRs 247.75
- Jupiter Wagons Ltd. JWLRs 190.31
- Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. GPILRs 200.86
- NBCC (India) Ltd. NBCCRs 71.45
- Muthoot Finance Ltd. MUTHOOTFINRs 2,489.80
- Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. AFCONSRs 237.91
- Yes Bank Ltd. YESBANKRs 16.41
- Kec International Ltd. KECRs 334.00
- Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. IREDARs 103.60
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 21 October 2026?
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,811.35, down 0.34% from the close on 19 October 2026. Nifty Bank −0.92%, NIFTY Midcap 100 −1.58%, NIFTY Smallcap 100 −2.37%.
Which sectors did best and worst on 21 October 2026?
Best: Nifty IT (+2.88%), Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom (+0.82%) and Nifty India Digital (+0.55%). Worst: Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions (−3.60%), Nifty Sugar & Ethanol (−3.04%) and Nifty Capital Goods (−2.71%). These are NSE's sectoral and thematic indices.
How many stocks rose on 21 October 2026?
324 NSE main-board stocks rose, 2,248 fell and 19 were unchanged. In the Nifty 500, 80 rose and 416 fell. Moves are adjusted for splits and bonuses.
Which Nifty 500 stocks moved most on 21 October 2026?
Gainers: India Cements Ltd. (INDIACEM) +12.0%, L&T Technology Services Ltd. (LTTS) +10.7% and Fractal Analytics Ltd. (FRACTAL) +10.2%. Losers: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) −11.0%, Jindal Saw Ltd. (JINDALSAW) −8.5% and Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd. (RKFORGE) −7.2%.
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 21 October 2026 the largest were L&T Technology Services Ltd. (108.5x), India Cements Ltd. (91.9x) and DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. (52.2x). 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 21 October 2026: BN Agrochem Ltd. (88.1% against 11.3%), Gujarat Kidney And Super Speciality Ltd. (71% against 13.8%) and Heranba Industries Ltd. (71.2% against 14.2%).
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.