Daily market briefing18 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%
IT
+2.43%28,390
Pharma
+0.52%24,763
Pvt Bank
+0.23%26,160
Healthcare
+0.22%15,786
Fin Services
+0.02%25,350
Infra
−0.22%9,307
FMCG
−0.30%50,900
Realty
−0.58%752
Commodities
−0.65%10,139
Energy
−0.75%39,520
Oil & Gas
−0.78%11,163
Metal
−0.98%13,170
PSE
−1.38%10,341
Auto
−1.71%25,624
Consumer Durables
−1.80%34,917
PSU Bank
−1.92%7,873
Media
−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 0.36broad selling

Movers

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

Top gainers
1
FCL
FINEOTEX CHEMICAL LIMITED
+20.25%
30.52
2
SUVEN
SUVEN LIFE SCIENCES LTD
+19.70%
253.38
3
RBMINFRA
RBM INFRACON LIMITED
+19.11%
374.00
4
PROPEQUITY
P. E. ANALYTICS LIMITED
+16.28%
250.00
5
GLAND
GLAND PHARMA LIMITED
+15.94%
2,153.00
Top losers
1
MADHAVBAUG
VAIDYA SANE AYUR LAB LTD
−21.03%
201.05
2
IEML
INDIAN EMULSIFIERS LTD
−19.48%
62.40
3
JAINREC
JAIN RESOURCE RECYCLING L
−19.35%
455.00
4
AMBER
AMBER ENTERPRISES (I) LTD
−15.82%
7,172.00
5
MARCO
MARCO CABLE & CONDUCTOR L
−14.95%
35.00
Most active · by value
1
GESHIP
THE GE SHPG.LTD
₹3.1k Cr
+8.47%
2
BHARTIARTL
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED
₹2.7k Cr
+1.74%
3
HDFCBANK
HDFC BANK LTD
₹2.3k Cr
−0.16%
4
BSE
BSE LIMITED
₹2.1k Cr
+3.05%
5
ICICIBANK
ICICI BANK LTD.
₹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 LtdcriticalPursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ('Listing Regulations'), this is to inform you ....ACI Infocom LtdcriticalPursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), this is to inform you ....ADANIENTcriticalAdani Enterprises Limited has informed the Exchange about execution of settlement agreement by the Company with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC")Adani Enterprises LtdcriticalIntimation for execution of settlement agreement with OFACCMICABLEScriticalCMI Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.CMI LtdcriticalPursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015, the Company wish to inform you that the Resolution Professional upon approval of Committee of Creditors has appointed Kumar ....DPSCLTDcriticalDPSC Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process regarding Public Announcement Form A under Regulation 6 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 for the attention of the Creditors of India Power Corporation Limited ( Company )Bharat Parenterals LtdcriticalAudited Financial Results for the Quarter and Year ended on March 31, 2026.
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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