Daily market briefing — 21 May 2026

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MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX 0Flows -8Nifty trend -2Global +7Breadth +3

Nifty 50

23,654.70

−0.02%

Sensex

75,183.36

−0.18%

Bank Nifty

53,439.40

−0.23%

India VIX

17.82

−3.36%

FPI net (cash)

−₹2,277 Cr

Indian indices

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

Nifty 50−0.02%

23,654.70

O 23,830.05 · prev 23,659.00

L 23,596.60H 23,859.90

Sensex−0.18%

75,183.36

O 75,732.42 · prev 75,318.39

L 74,996.78H 75,945.79

Nifty Bank−0.23%

53,439.40

O 53,963.10 · prev 53,562.20

L 53,156.15H 54,109.15

Nifty 10024,596.40+0.02%Nifty 50022,602.85+0.11%Nifty Next 5069,505.60+0.21%Nifty Midcap 10061,300.60−0.04%Nifty Smallcap 10017,983.05+0.63%India VIX17.82−3.36%

Sector heatmap

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

Best · Nifty Realty +1.05%Worst · Nifty IT −0.56%

Realty

+1.05%775

Consumer Durables

+0.51%35,181

Healthcare

+0.40%15,914

Energy

+0.31%40,278

Auto

+0.28%25,986

Infra

+0.28%9,381

Commodities

+0.26%10,229

PSE

+0.26%10,412

PSU Bank

+0.22%7,988

Metal

+0.20%13,214

Pharma

+0.19%24,891

Oil & Gas

+0.16%11,378

Pvt Bank

−0.15%25,990

Fin Services

−0.23%25,237

Media

−0.35%1,395

FMCG

−0.51%50,264

−0.56%29,021

Flows & breadth

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

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore

FPI equity · NSDL, cash market−₹2,277 Cr

FPI debt · NSDL−₹74 Cr

FPI MTD −₹28,960 Cr

Market breadth · NSE

1,711 advances87 unchanged1,312 declines

Advance/decline ratio 1.30 — mildly positive

Movers

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

Top gainers

RSDFIN

R S D FINANCE LTD.

+21.33%

101.92

ELECTHERM

ELECTROTHERM (I) LTD.

+21.25%

850.60

MODINATUR

MODI NATURALS LIMITED

+20.61%

486.05

EXICOM

EXICOM TELE SYSTEMS LTD

+20.34%

137.91

CENTENKA

CENTURY ENKA LTD

+20.02%

540.10

Top losers

LEMERITE

LE MERITE EXPORTS LIMITED

−21.90%

66.70

PRAMARA

PRAMARA PROMOTIONS LTD

−19.99%

197.90

NAMOEWASTE

NAMO EWASTE MANAGEMENT L

−17.58%

187.50

SCML

SHARP CHUCKS N MACHINES L

−17.49%

93.40

INFLUX

INFLUX HEALTHTECH LIMITED

−15.42%

236.75

Most active · by value

MTARTECH

MTAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

₹3.8k Cr

+7.14%

HDFCBANK

HDFC BANK LTD

₹2.6k Cr

−0.17%

RELIANCE

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD

₹2.3k Cr

−0.83%

LENSKART

LENSKART SOLUTIONS LTD

₹2.2k Cr

+2.89%

APOLLO

APOLLO MICRO SYSTEMS LTD

₹1.9k Cr

−0.08%

Announcements & what's next

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

Top corporate announcements

India Tourism Development Corporation LtdcriticalOutcome of the Board Meeting regarding the Audited Financial Results for the FY ended 31.03.2026.Gayatri Sugars LtdcriticalResults for the quarter and financial year ended 31st March 2026 WABAGcriticalVA Tech Wabag Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated May 21, 2026, titled "WABAG continues Profitable Growth journey in FY 2025 26, Consolidated Total Income at Rs. 40,385 Million, up 21% YoY. PAT at Rs. 3,705 Million, up 26% YoY. Board recommends Final Dividend of Rs. 5 per share (250% of Face Value)".Ishwarshakti Holdings & Traders LtdcriticalIntimation of resignation of Mrs. Geeta Seksaria, as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company w.e.f. 28.05.2026 Ishwarshakti Holdings & Traders LtdcriticalIntimation of resignation of Mrs. Geeta Seksaria, as Managing Director of the Company w.e.f. 28.05.2026 Engineers India LtdhighOutcome of Board Meeting for the Financial Results for FY 25-26 Jaiprakash Associates LtdhighDisclosure IGC Industries LtdhighRevised Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026 are being resubmitted due to inadvertent omission of Digital Signatures while cinverting the signed PDF ....

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 5007,445.72+0.17%

Dow Jones50,285.66+0.55%

Nasdaq26,293.10+0.09%

Nikkei 22561,684.14+3.14%

Hang Seng25,386.52−1.03%

FTSE 10010,443.50+0.11%

DAX24,606.77−0.53%

Currencies

USD/INR₹96.53−0.04%

EUR/INR₹112.49+0.44%

GBP/INR₹129.53+0.68%

Commodities

Gold$4,539.80+0.19%

Silver$76.41+0.74%

Crude (WTI)$96.35−1.94%

Brent Crude$102.58−2.32%

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