Daily market briefing — 16 Mar 2026
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Bearish
MarketPing Score · how the day added up
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VIX -4Flows -8Nifty trend +5Global +7Breadth -10
Nifty 50
23,408.80
+1.11%
Sensex
75,502.85
+1.26%
Bank Nifty
54,413.40
+1.22%
India VIX
21.60
−4.59%
FPI net (cash)
−₹10,933 Cr
Indian indices
Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.
Nifty 50+1.11%
23,408.80
O 23,116.10 · prev 23,151.10
L 22,955.25H 23,502.00
Sensex+1.26%
75,502.85
O 74,415.79 · prev 74,563.92
L 73,949.76H 75,805.27
Nifty Bank+1.22%
54,413.40
O 53,721.50 · prev 53,757.85
L 53,258.15H 54,664.15
Nifty 10024,055.40+0.86%Nifty 50021,498.80+0.50%Nifty Next 5064,462.30−0.35%Nifty Midcap 10054,614.95−0.27%Nifty Smallcap 10015,810.35−0.53%India VIX21.60−4.59%
Sector heatmap
Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.
Best · Nifty Auto +1.67%Worst · Nifty Oil & Gas −1.58%
+1.67%24,599
+1.50%25,515
+1.24%25,825
+1.14%48,469
+0.61%8,568
+0.31%9,370
+0.23%11,318
+0.08%8,776
−0.10%29,043
−0.21%34,937
−0.58%1,294
−1.08%35,682
−1.25%22,547
−1.37%14,403
−1.48%9,923
−1.57%699
−1.58%11,109
Flows & breadth
Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.
Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹10,933 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL+₹64 Cr
FPI MTD −₹65,389 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
871 advances41 unchanged2,114 declines
Advance/decline ratio 0.41 — broad selling
Movers
The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).
Top gainers
1
BAJEL
+21.70%
167.95
2
BALAJIPHOS
+19.20%
149.00
3
ITI
+19.02%
287.60
4
GANGABATH
+15.40%
22.10
5
PAISALO
+15.37%
35.50
Top losers
1
FINOPB
−18.24%
138.25
2
IDBI
−17.23%
76.31
3
HAVISHA
−14.71%
1.16
4
OILCOUNTUB
−14.57%
37.40
5
KCK
−14.08%
18.00
Most active · by value
1
HDFCBANK
₹4.4k Cr
+2.71%
2
RELIANCE
₹3.2k Cr
+0.86%
3
MRPL
₹3.0k Cr
+15.27%
4
LT
₹2.9k Cr
+0.44%
5
ICICIBANK
₹2.9k Cr
+1.00%
Announcements & what's next
The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.
Top corporate announcements
TALWALKARScriticalCian Healthcare LtdcriticalQuadrant Televentures Ltd-$criticalBANDHANBNKcriticalIDBIcriticalMTNLcriticalOLAELEChighEDUCOMPhighResults & board meetings · next 7 daysFull calendar →
Nothing scheduled in the coming week.
Global cues
World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.
Global indices
S&P 5006,699.38+1.01%
Dow Jones46,946.41+0.83%
Nasdaq22,374.18+1.22%
Nikkei 22553,751.15−0.13%
Hang Seng25,834.02+1.45%
FTSE 10010,317.70+0.55%
DAX23,564.01+0.50%
Currencies
USD/INR₹92.56+0.19%
EUR/INR₹105.58−0.74%
GBP/INR₹122.55−0.65%
Commodities
Gold$4,994.00−1.16%
Silver$80.26−0.80%
Crude (WTI)$93.50−5.28%
Brent Crude$100.21−2.84%
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