Stock market this week: Nifty 50 gains 2% as healthcare leads, smallcaps rise 4.08%

The Nifty 50 closed the week of 26 October at 23,053.10, up 453.10 points or 2.00% from the previous Friday's close of 23 October, across five sessions. Breadth leaned to the buyers: 1,471 NSE main-board stocks advanced and 1,137 declined over the week, while within the Nifty 500 the count was 308 advances against 188 declines.

Index Scorecard

Smaller companies outran the large caps: the NIFTY Smallcap 100 rose 4.08% and the NIFTY Midcap 100 2.69%, against 2.00% for the Nifty 50. The Nifty Bank lagged the broader market with a gain of only 0.74%. India VIX, the market's gauge of expected volatility, fell 9.25% to 15.30.

Gainers and Losers

The ten biggest gainers among liquid NSE stocks over the week (the full list is on Oquilia's top gainers this week page):

The ten biggest losers:

Five of the gainers, Acutaas Chemicals, Ather Energy, Piramal Pharma, Laurus Labs and Sona BLW Precision Forgings, ended the week at their 52-week closing high, while Vedanta Power, despite its 17.23% rise, still closed 31.89% below its own. On the other side, Dalmia Bharat, Intellect Design Arena, Sumitomo Chemical India and Atul all finished at a 52-week closing low; Intellect Design Arena is 57.88% below its 52-week high.

Sectors and Breadth

Healthcare indices filled the top of the sector table. The best five:

• Nifty MidSmall Healthcare: +8.96%
• Nifty500 Healthcare: +7.38%
• Nifty Pharma: +7.09%
• Nifty Healthcare Index: +6.91%
• Nifty Hospitals: +6.60%

Just behind them, Nifty Power rose 5.90%. The weakest five:

• Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions: -5.59%
• Nifty Sugar & Ethanol: -3.98%
• Nifty Cement: -1.79%
• Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group: -0.86%
• Nifty Oil & Gas: -0.74%

Across all NSE main-board stocks, 1,471 advanced, 1,137 declined and 7 were unchanged over the week. In the Nifty 500, 308 advanced, 188 declined and 1 was unchanged. Even so, 385 stocks, 89 of them in the Nifty 500, closed at a 52-week closing low during the week, against 51 at a 52-week closing high, 16 of them in the Nifty 500.

Volumes and Deals

The largest volume shockers, measured against each stock's average over the 20 sessions before the week:

• Ramky Infrastructure: 33.1 times its usual volume, averaging 19,26,981 shares a session against 58,137, with the price up 25.09%.
• Equitas Small Finance Bank: 31.4 times, 5,16,27,175 shares a session against 16,46,520, with the price down 18.53%.
• V-Guard Industries: 22.5 times, 75,11,741 shares a session against 3,34,218, with the price up 4.05%.

The sharpest delivery spikes, the share of traded shares taken into delivery:

• BN Agrochem: 87.8% delivered against 11.7% before the week, with the price down 19.35%.
• Teamlease Services: 75.1% against 16.2%, with the price up 2.28%.
• Gujarat Kidney And Super Speciality: 59.7% against 12.4%, with the price down 7.45%.

NSE's deal files show at least 286 bulk deals and 14 block deals over the week. The largest bulk deal was a sale of 56,00,00,000 Sagility shares by SAGILITY B.V. at Rs 42.76 on 30 October, worth Rs 2,394.56 crore. The next largest was a sale of 5,43,47,662 Swiggy shares by TENCENT CLOUD EUROPE B.V. at Rs 180.65, worth Rs 981.79 crore, which was also the week's largest block deal. On the buying side of the Swiggy block trades, SOCIETE GENERALE bought 2,37,40,000 shares worth Rs 428.86 crore and MORGAN STANLEY ASIA SINGAPORE PTE bought 1,31,90,000 shares worth Rs 238.28 crore, both at Rs 180.65.

FAQ

How did the stock market do this week?

The Nifty 50 rose 453.10 points, or 2.00%, to 23,053.10 over the five sessions of the week of 26 October. The NIFTY Smallcap 100 gained 4.08% and India VIX fell 9.25% to 15.30.

Which stock gained the most this week?

Acutaas Chemicals was the top gainer among liquid NSE stocks, up 27.60% to Rs 4,003.60. Cartrade Tech was the biggest loser, down 22.36% to Rs 2,189.80.

Which sector performed best this week?

Nifty MidSmall Healthcare led all sectoral and thematic indices with a rise of 8.96%, and Nifty Pharma gained 7.09%. Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions was the weakest, down 5.59%.

Where do these figures come from?

Every figure is taken from NSE's end-of-day bhavcopy, index closing values and bulk and block deal files, as compiled in Oquilia's week of 26 October market page. Moves for the year so far are on the top gainers of 2026 page.

Figures are from NSE's end-of-day files for Week of 26 Oct 2026, with moves adjusted for splits and bonuses. This report is for information only and is not investment advice.