Daily market briefing — 20 Mar 2026
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Bearish
MarketPing Score · how the day added up
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VIX -4Flows -8Nifty trend +2Global -7Breadth +3
Nifty 50
23,114.50
+0.49%
Sensex
74,532.96
+0.44%
Bank Nifty
53,427.05
−0.04%
India VIX
22.81
+0.04%
FPI net (cash)
−₹11,073 Cr
Indian indices
Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.
Nifty 50+0.49%
23,114.50
O 23,110.15 · prev 23,002.15
L 23,067.60H 23,345.15
Sensex+0.44%
74,532.96
O 74,559.38 · prev 74,207.24
L 74,385.04H 75,286.39
Nifty Bank−0.04%
53,427.05
O 53,548.20 · prev 53,451.00
L 53,297.55H 54,382.45
Nifty 10023,766.10+0.48%Nifty 50021,327.90+0.48%Nifty Next 5063,862.30+0.45%Nifty Midcap 10054,855.50+0.67%Nifty Smallcap 10015,718.60+0.09%India VIX22.81+0.04%
Sector heatmap
Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.
Best · Nifty IT +2.17%Worst · Nifty Realty −0.93%
+2.17%29,200
+2.07%8,585
+1.99%22,541
+1.89%14,383
+1.45%11,413
+1.28%9,391
+0.96%8,800
+0.84%24,716
+0.75%35,908
+0.72%34,740
+0.61%9,882
+0.55%11,035
+0.31%47,008
−0.48%1,305
−0.52%25,268
−0.68%24,781
−0.93%696
Flows & breadth
Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.
Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹11,073 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL−₹288 Cr
FPI MTD −₹90,153 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
1,575 advances64 unchanged1,393 declines
Advance/decline ratio 1.13 — mildly positive
Movers
The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).
Top gainers
1
FIRSTCRY
+20.49%
252.07
2
MOBILISE
+20.00%
54.00
3
WEBELSOLAR
+19.28%
74.85
4
GUJALKALI
+18.90%
583.80
5
SHANTHALA
+18.14%
28.00
Top losers
1
MAHAPEXLTD
−55.12%
56.10
2
NEXTMEDIA
−20.08%
4.10
3
FINKURVE
−19.14%
55.10
4
BALAJIPHOS
−13.60%
108.00
5
NOVAAGRI
−13.08%
22.60
Most active · by value
1
HDFCBANK
₹8.1k Cr
−2.38%
2
INFY
₹3.4k Cr
+2.45%
3
RELIANCE
₹3.3k Cr
+1.55%
4
SHRIRAMFIN
₹2.7k Cr
−1.99%
5
ICICIBANK
₹2.1k Cr
−0.79%
Announcements & what's next
The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.
Top corporate announcements
WAAREEENERcriticalHERANBAcriticalSBINcriticalAGSTRAcriticalAirfloa Rail Technology LtdhighNDTVhighHGMhighCitizen Infoline LtdhighResults & 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 5006,506.48−1.51%
Dow Jones45,577.47−0.96%
Nasdaq21,647.61−2.01%
Hang Seng25,277.32−0.88%
FTSE 1009,918.30−1.44%
DAX22,380.19−2.01%
Currencies
USD/INR₹93.08−0.18%
EUR/INR₹107.48+0.75%
GBP/INR₹124.95+1.05%
Commodities
Gold$4,570.40−0.66%
Silver$69.36−2.17%
Crude (WTI)$98.32+2.27%
Brent Crude$112.19+3.26%
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