Daily market briefing — 18 Mar 2026
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MarketPing Score · how the day added up
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VIX +3Flows -8Nifty trend +5Global -7Breadth +10
Nifty 50
23,777.80
+0.83%
Sensex
76,704.13
+0.83%
Bank Nifty
55,326.05
+0.82%
India VIX
18.72
−5.41%
FPI net (cash)
−₹4,284 Cr
Indian indices
Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.
Nifty 50+0.83%
23,777.80
O 23,632.90 · prev 23,581.15
L 23,618.45H 23,862.25
Sensex+0.83%
76,704.13
O 76,367.55 · prev 76,070.84
L 76,187.92H 77,000.22
Nifty Bank+0.82%
55,326.05
O 54,927.05 · prev 54,876.00
L 54,689.10H 55,554.15
Nifty 10024,446.45+0.86%Nifty 50021,917.40+1.14%Nifty Next 5065,668.50+0.99%Nifty Midcap 10056,289.85+2.02%Nifty Smallcap 10016,179.15+1.67%India VIX18.72−5.41%
Sector heatmap
Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.
Best · Nifty Media +3.35%Worst · Nifty Metal −0.10%
+3.35%1,352
+2.78%29,559
+2.75%731
+1.92%25,599
+1.72%35,796
+1.16%8,967
+0.88%26,296
+0.79%25,927
+0.76%8,662
+0.63%11,197
+0.45%10,049
+0.45%36,142
+0.32%9,510
+0.21%14,470
+0.16%22,633
−0.05%48,079
−0.10%11,625
Flows & breadth
Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.
Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹4,284 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL+₹233 Cr
FPI MTD −₹79,080 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
2,354 advances56 unchanged615 declines
Advance/decline ratio 3.83 — broad participation
Movers
The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).
Top gainers
1
VALIANTORG
+21.49%
237.16
2
MMTC
+20.36%
63.79
3
USHAFIN
+20.00%
32.40
4
SURANI
+19.94%
59.85
5
JBMA
+19.70%
590.60
Top losers
1
FALCONTECH
−24.60%
11.65
2
DEEDEV
−9.68%
281.80
3
GATECHDVR
−9.30%
0.39
4
GREENLEAF
−8.55%
72.20
5
GROWWLOVOL
−8.55%
10.06
Most active · by value
1
JBMA
₹2.6k Cr
+19.70%
2
WAAREEENER
₹2.5k Cr
+10.34%
3
HDFCBANK
₹2.0k Cr
−0.09%
4
ETERNAL
₹1.8k Cr
+3.54%
5
URBANCO
₹1.7k Cr
+9.80%
Announcements & what's next
The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.
Top corporate announcements
JBFINDcriticalJBF Industries LtdcriticalNAZARAcriticalMangalam Industrial Finance LtdcriticalJupiter Infomedia LtdcriticalUnistar Multimedia LtdcriticalHDFCBANKhighEMBDLhighResults & 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 5006,624.70−1.36%
Dow Jones46,225.15−1.63%
Nasdaq22,152.42−1.46%
Nikkei 22555,239.40+2.87%
Hang Seng26,025.42+0.61%
FTSE 10010,305.30−0.94%
DAX23,502.25−0.96%
Currencies
USD/INR₹92.39+0.12%
EUR/INR₹106.53+0.51%
GBP/INR₹123.01+0.18%
Commodities
Gold$4,889.90−2.22%
Silver$77.24−2.88%
Crude (WTI)$96.32+0.11%
Brent Crude$107.38+3.83%
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