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Daily market briefing — 20 May 2026

The Indian session in one page — score, sectors, flows, movers & what's nextlatest · 18 Sept 2026All briefings →
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MarketPing Score · how the day added up

AI commentary for this session is on its way.

VIX 0Flows -8Nifty trend +2Global +7Breadth +3
Nifty 50
23,659.00
+0.17%
Sensex
75,318.39
+0.16%
Bank Nifty
53,562.20
+0.29%
India VIX
18.44
−1.28%
FPI net (cash)
−₹3,645 Cr

Indian indices

Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.

Nifty 50+0.17%
23,659.00
O 23,457.25 · prev 23,618.00
L 23,397.30H 23,690.90
Sensex+0.16%
75,318.39
O 74,806.49 · prev 75,200.85
L 74,529.41H 75,406.18
Nifty Bank+0.29%
53,562.20
O 53,015.70 · prev 53,409.15
L 52,836.10H 53,640.90
Nifty 10024,590.60+0.24%Nifty 50022,578.15+0.25%Nifty Next 5069,361.55+0.54%Nifty Midcap 10061,323.30+0.49%Nifty Smallcap 10017,870.90+0.04%India VIX18.44−1.28%

Sector heatmap

Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.

Best · Nifty Oil & Gas +1.59%Worst · Nifty Media −1.45%
Oil & Gas
+1.59%11,359
Energy
+1.48%40,155
Infra
+0.85%9,355
Auto
+0.84%25,914
Commodities
+0.66%10,202
Realty
+0.57%767
PSU Bank
+0.43%7,971
PSE
+0.28%10,386
Pvt Bank
+0.25%26,030
Metal
+0.17%13,187
Healthcare
+0.13%15,851
Fin Services
+0.04%25,295
Pharma
−0.10%24,843
Consumer Durables
−0.19%35,002
IT
−0.42%29,185
FMCG
−0.71%50,521
Media
−1.45%1,400

Flows & breadth

Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore
FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹3,645 Cr
FPI debt · NSDL+₹448 Cr
FPI MTD −₹26,682 Cr
Market breadth · NSE
1,519 advances98 unchanged1,488 declines
Advance/decline ratio 1.02 — mildly positive

Movers

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

Top gainers
1
UFBL
UNITED FOODBRANDS LIMITED
+20.36%
400.80
2
KDDL
KDDL LIMITED
+20.19%
2,614.20
3
NOIDATOLL
NOIDA TOLL BRIDGE CO LTD
+19.88%
6.15
4
BOROSCI
BOROSIL SCIENTIFIC LTD
+19.77%
143.25
5
JAYBARMARU
JAY BHARAT MARUTI LTD
+18.71%
103.27
Top losers
1
SCML
SHARP CHUCKS N MACHINES L
−20.00%
113.20
2
PRAMARA
PRAMARA PROMOTIONS LTD
−12.36%
247.35
3
SATTVAENGG
SATTVA ENGINEERING CSTN L
−12.07%
59.00
4
STRIDERS
STRIDERS IMPEX LIMITED
−10.95%
61.00
5
SELLOWRAP
SELLOWRAP INDUSTRIES LTD
−10.94%
70.80
Most active · by value
1
APOLLO
APOLLO MICRO SYSTEMS LTD
₹2.6k Cr
+4.10%
2
MTARTECH
MTAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
₹2.2k Cr
+9.12%
3
BSE
BSE LIMITED
₹2.0k Cr
+0.79%
4
ICICIBANK
ICICI BANK LTD.
₹1.8k Cr
−0.48%
5
HDFCBANK
HDFC BANK LTD
₹1.8k Cr
−0.35%

Announcements & what's next

The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.

Top corporate announcements
COSMOFIRSTcriticalCOSMO FIRST LIMITED has informed the Exchange that Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 20, 2026, recommended Final Dividend of Rs. 4 per equity share.Kanoria Energy & Infrastructure Ltdcritical1. The Board has recommended dividend @ 1% i.e. 0.05 per equity shares for the financial year 2025-26 subject to the approval of the shareholders. 2. The Board has approved dividend ....OSIAHYPERcriticalPublic announcement made pursuant to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process initiated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against Osia Hyper Retail Limited (In CIRP)Decorous Investment & Trading Co LtdcriticalDecorous Investment & Trading Co Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 29/05/2026 ,inter alia, to consider and approve NOTICE is ....ANUHPHRhighAnuh Pharma Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Appointment Of Scrutinizer For The 66Th Annual General Meeting.'.Anuh Pharma LtdhighAppointment of Scrutinizer for the 66th Annual General Meeting.ANUHPHRhighAnuh Pharma Limited has informed the Exchange regarding '66Th Annual General Meeting Will Be Held On Wednesday, 12Th August, 2026.'.ANUHPHRhighAnuh Pharma Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Intimation Pursuant To Regulation 31A Of 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 5007,432.97+1.08%
Dow Jones50,009.35+1.31%
Nasdaq26,270.36+1.54%
Nikkei 22559,804.41−1.23%
Hang Seng25,651.12−0.57%
FTSE 10010,432.30+0.98%
DAX24,737.24+1.38%
Currencies
USD/INR₹96.57+0.31%
EUR/INR₹111.99−0.21%
GBP/INR₹128.65−0.35%
Commodities
Gold$4,531.30+0.55%
Silver$75.85+1.37%
Crude (WTI)$98.26−8.82%
Brent Crude$105.02−5.63%

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