Daily market briefing — 18 May 2026
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MarketPing Score · how the day added up
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VIX 0Flows +8Nifty trend +2Global -3Breadth -10
Nifty 50
23,649.95
+0.03%
Sensex
75,315.04
+0.10%
Bank Nifty
53,537.00
−0.32%
India VIX
19.63
+4.47%
FPI net (cash)
+₹1,973 Cr
Indian indices
Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.
Nifty 50+0.03%
23,649.95
O 23,482.20 · prev 23,643.50
L 23,317.10H 23,695.65
Sensex+0.10%
75,315.04
O 74,807.97 · prev 75,237.99
L 74,180.26H 75,466.60
Nifty Bank−0.32%
53,537.00
O 53,282.15 · prev 53,710.35
L 52,783.45H 53,667.55
Nifty 10024,534.25−0.15%Nifty 50022,461.05−0.31%Nifty Next 5068,618.00−0.96%Nifty Midcap 10060,473.80−0.15%Nifty Smallcap 10017,656.75−1.26%India VIX19.63+4.47%
Sector heatmap
Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.
Best · Nifty IT +2.43%Worst · Nifty Media −2.24%
+2.43%28,390
+0.52%24,763
+0.23%26,160
+0.22%15,786
+0.02%25,350
−0.22%9,307
−0.30%50,900
−0.58%752
−0.65%10,139
−0.75%39,520
−0.78%11,163
−0.98%13,170
−1.38%10,341
−1.71%25,624
−1.80%34,917
−1.92%7,873
−2.24%1,404
Flows & breadth
Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.
Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market+₹1,973 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL−₹181 Cr
FPI MTD −₹25,205 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
809 advances69 unchanged2,254 declines
Advance/decline ratio 0.36 — broad selling
Movers
The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).
Top gainers
1
FCL
+20.25%
30.52
2
SUVEN
+19.70%
253.38
3
RBMINFRA
+19.11%
374.00
4
PROPEQUITY
+16.28%
250.00
5
GLAND
+15.94%
2,153.00
Top losers
1
MADHAVBAUG
−21.03%
201.05
2
IEML
−19.48%
62.40
3
JAINREC
−19.35%
455.00
4
AMBER
−15.82%
7,172.00
5
MARCO
−14.95%
35.00
Most active · by value
1
GESHIP
₹3.1k Cr
+8.47%
2
BHARTIARTL
₹2.7k Cr
+1.74%
3
HDFCBANK
₹2.3k Cr
−0.16%
4
BSE
₹2.1k Cr
+3.05%
5
ICICIBANK
₹1.7k Cr
+0.30%
Announcements & what's next
The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.
Top corporate announcements
ACI Infocom LtdcriticalACI Infocom LtdcriticalADANIENTcriticalAdani Enterprises LtdcriticalCMICABLEScriticalCMI LtdcriticalDPSCLTDcriticalBharat Parenterals LtdcriticalEvery important filing this session →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 5007,403.05−0.07%
Dow Jones49,686.12+0.32%
Nasdaq26,090.73−0.51%
Nikkei 22560,815.95−0.97%
Hang Seng25,675.18−1.11%
FTSE 10010,323.80+1.26%
DAX24,307.92+1.49%
Currencies
USD/INR₹95.97+0.27%
EUR/INR₹111.36−0.21%
GBP/INR₹127.73−0.42%
Commodities
Gold$4,552.50−0.07%
Silver$77.07−0.11%
Crude (WTI)$108.66+3.07%
Brent Crude$112.10+2.60%
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