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 LtdcriticalResults & 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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