Weekly Note · Issue 44/2026 · week to 26 Oct 2026Page 1 of 3
Research · factual desk documentsWeekly Note · Issue 44/2026Week to 26 Oct 2026
Market, flows and calendar — as measured
Market, flows and calendar — as measured
The week in numbers
What moved, who bought, what is due — with no house view attached.
- Equities. Nifty 50 −0.59% on the week to 22,753, −12.9% for the calendar year; Nifty Midcap 100 −3.46% and Smallcap 100 −5.02%. Best sector Nifty IT at 2.4%, worst Nifty Consumer Durables at −5.6%.
- Flows. FPIs were net buyers of ₹3,397 crore of equity over the last five NSDL sessions — a net outflow of ₹51,240 crore month to date and ₹3,67,067 crore year to date; DIIs bought ₹61,720 crore month to date. FII index-futures positioning: 50% short, 1 session net long.
- Sectors, NSDL fortnight to 15 Oct 2026. Largest inflow Others (₹5,308 crore), largest outflow Financial Services (₹10,628 crore); a net outflow of ₹45,829 crore on assets under custody of ₹73.5 lakh crore.
- Currency, commodities, volatility. USD/INR 94.94 (−0.04% on the week), Brent $115.81 (5.7%), gold $4,038 (−2.9%); India VIX 17.16.
Exhibit 1: Asset-class performance (%), horizons to 26 Oct 2026
index points, US$ or ₹ per unit; changes in %
| Level | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | CYTD | 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 22,753 | 0.68 | (0.6) | (1.7) | (12.9) | (11.8) |
| Sensex | 73,607 | 0.66 | (0.3) | (0.4) | (13.6) | (12.6) |
| Nifty Midcap 100 | 56,465 | 1.19 | (3.5) | (7.3) | (6.6) | (4.7) |
| Nifty Smallcap 100 | 17,985 | 1.38 | (5.0) | (8.8) | 1.5 | (1.5) |
| Nifty Bank | 54,367 | 0.15 | (2.0) | (2.2) | (8.8) | (5.8) |
| S&P 500 | 7,677 | 0.70 | (0.2) | (0.9) | 12.1 | 13.0 |
| Nasdaq | 26,169 | 0.82 | (1.0) | (3.3) | 12.6 | 12.8 |
| Nikkei 225 | 62,190 | (0.80) | (4.2) | (6.3) | 23.5 | 26.1 |
| Hang Seng | 23,212 | 0.51 | (4.0) | (5.3) | (9.4) | (11.3) |
| Gold | 4,038.40 | 0.76 | (2.9) | (6.5) | (6.6) | (1.9) |
| Silver | 54.11 | 0.74 | (5.0) | (15.8) | (22.9) | 11.8 |
| Brent Crude | 115.81 | (0.78) | 5.7 | 11.0 | 90.3 | 75.6 |
| USD/INR | 94.94 | 0.24 | (0.0) | (1.3) | 5.8 | 8.2 |
| India VIX | 17.16 | 1.78 | 16.2 | 41.1 | 81.2 | 48.1 |
Source: NSE, BSE, yfinance via MarketPing
Disclaimer: performance is measured from exchange closes; global indices carry their own last-close date. No asset-class view, allocation grid or valuation gauge is published.
Flows and positioning
Exhibit 2: FPI net equity investment by session, ₹ crore (NSDL)
Source: NSDL
Exhibit 3: FII and DII cash, ₹ crore (NSE provisional)
FIIDII
Source: NSE provisional; our archive begins 3 Jul 2026
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