Daily market briefing18 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%
Media
+3.35%1,352
IT
+2.78%29,559
Realty
+2.75%731
Auto
+1.92%25,599
Consumer Durables
+1.72%35,796
Infra
+1.16%8,967
Pvt Bank
+0.88%26,296
Fin Services
+0.79%25,927
PSU Bank
+0.76%8,662
Oil & Gas
+0.63%11,197
PSE
+0.45%10,049
Energy
+0.45%36,142
Commodities
+0.32%9,510
Healthcare
+0.21%14,470
Pharma
+0.16%22,633
FMCG
−0.05%48,079
Metal
−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 3.83broad participation

Movers

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

Top gainers
1
VALIANTORG
VALIANT ORGANICS LIMITED
+21.49%
237.16
2
MMTC
MMTC LIMITED
+20.36%
63.79
3
USHAFIN
USHA FINANCIAL SERVICES L
+20.00%
32.40
4
SURANI
SURANI STEEL TUBES LTD.
+19.94%
59.85
5
JBMA
JBM AUTO LIMITED
+19.70%
590.60
Top losers
1
FALCONTECH
FALCON TECHNOPROJ IND LTD
−24.60%
11.65
2
DEEDEV
DEE DEVELOPMENT ENG LTD
−9.68%
281.80
3
GATECHDVR
GACM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
−9.30%
0.39
4
GREENLEAF
GREENLEAF ENVIROTECH LTD
−8.55%
72.20
5
GROWWLOVOL
GROWWAMC - GROWWLOVOL
−8.55%
10.06
Most active · by value
1
JBMA
JBM AUTO LIMITED
₹2.6k Cr
+19.70%
2
WAAREEENER
WAAREE ENERGIES LIMITED
₹2.5k Cr
+10.34%
3
HDFCBANK
HDFC BANK LTD
₹2.0k Cr
−0.09%
4
ETERNAL
ETERNAL LIMITED
₹1.8k Cr
+3.54%
5
URBANCO
URBAN COMPANY LIMITED
₹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
JBFINDcriticalDisclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Rejection of Resolution PlanJBF Industries LtdcriticalDisclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - Rejection of Resolution PlanNAZARAcriticalNazara Technologies Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 18, 2026, titled Nazara to Acquire Controlling Stake in Social Gaming Platform Bluetile and BestPlay for USD 100.3 million (Approx. INR 918 crores).Mangalam Industrial Finance LtdcriticalThe Exchange has received the disclosure under Regulation 29(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 for Wardwizard Solutions India Pvt Ltd & PACsJupiter Infomedia LtdcriticalThe Exchange has received the disclosure under Regulation 29(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 for Umesh ModiUnistar Multimedia LtdcriticalEmergency Disclosure - Unauthorised Filings on MCA Portal and Attempted Misrepresentation of Management Authority.HDFCBANKhighHDFC BANK LIMITED has informed the Exchange about Resignation of Independent director.EMBDLhighDisclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
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 5006,624.70−1.36%
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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