Daily market briefing16 Mar 2026

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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%
Auto
+1.67%24,599
Fin Services
+1.50%25,515
Pvt Bank
+1.24%25,825
FMCG
+1.14%48,469
PSU Bank
+0.61%8,568
Commodities
+0.31%9,370
Metal
+0.23%11,318
Infra
+0.08%8,776
IT
−0.10%29,043
Consumer Durables
−0.21%34,937
Media
−0.58%1,294
Energy
−1.08%35,682
Pharma
−1.25%22,547
Healthcare
−1.37%14,403
PSE
−1.48%9,923
Realty
−1.57%699
Oil & Gas
−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 0.41broad selling

Movers

The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).

Top gainers
1
BAJEL
BAJEL PROJECTS LIMITED
+21.70%
167.95
2
BALAJIPHOS
BALAJI PHOSPHATES LIMITED
+19.20%
149.00
3
ITI
ITI LTD
+19.02%
287.60
4
GANGABATH
GANGA BATH FITTINGS LTD
+15.40%
22.10
5
PAISALO
PAISALO DIGITAL LIMITED
+15.37%
35.50
Top losers
1
FINOPB
FINO PAYMENTS BANK LTD
−18.24%
138.25
2
IDBI
IDBI BANK LIMITED
−17.23%
76.31
3
HAVISHA
SRI HAVISHA HOSP & INFR L
−14.71%
1.16
4
OILCOUNTUB
OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR LTD.
−14.57%
37.40
5
KCK
KCK INDUSTRIES LTD
−14.08%
18.00
Most active · by value
1
HDFCBANK
HDFC BANK LTD
₹4.4k Cr
+2.71%
2
RELIANCE
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD
₹3.2k Cr
+0.86%
3
MRPL
MRPL
₹3.0k Cr
+15.27%
4
LT
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD.
₹2.9k Cr
+0.44%
5
ICICIBANK
ICICI BANK LTD.
₹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
TALWALKARScriticalTalwalkars Better Value Fitness Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution ProcessCian Healthcare LtdcriticalAs per the attachment.Quadrant Televentures Ltd-$criticalOrder of extension of CIRP period.BANDHANBNKcriticalThe Exchange has sought clarification from Bandhan Bank Limited with respect to recent news item captioned Bandhan Bank stock falls 10% to hit lower circuit, as promoter explores stake sale, IPO to facilitate investor exits. The response from the Company is attached.IDBIcriticalThe Exchange has sought clarification from IDBI Bank Limited with respect to recent news item captioned IDBI Bank stock crashes over 13% after reports govt may scrap majority stake sale due to low price bids. The response from the Company is attached.MTNLcriticalCOMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION 30 OF SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015 & SEBI CIRCULAR NO SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2019/140 DATED 21.11.2019 INTIMATION OF DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL (INSTALMENT) & INTEREST OF BANKS BY MTNL AS ON 28.02.2026OLAELEChighThe Exchange has sought clarification from Ola Electric Mobility Limited with respect to recent news item captioned Ola Electric plans Rs 2,000 cr fundraise for battery arm. The response from the Company is attached.EDUCOMPhighNCLT has directed issuance of fresh Form-G and CIRP Process be completed within 100 days.
Results & 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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