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Post-Market Wrap

How the Indian market closed today — Nifty / Sensex levels, top movers, sector rotation, FII / DII activity and the day's key headlines.

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Market verdict
Negative but selective buying

Nifty 50 closed -0.44%, Sensex -0.34%, Bank Nifty -0.30%, advance-decline ratio 0.94, India VIX +3.61%.

Nifty 50
22,622.70
▼ -99.25 (-0.44%)
Sensex
72,781.89
▼ -251.89 (-0.34%)
Bank Nifty
55,316.00
▼ -165.05 (-0.30%)
India VIX
14.63
▲ 0.51 (3.61%)
Nifty Midcap 100
59,409.10
▼ -50.10 (-0.08%)
Open
59,414.45
High
59,582.80
Low
59,101.85
Prev
59,459.20
Nifty Smallcap 100
19,384.80
▼ -62.60 (-0.32%)
Open
19,426.15
High
19,507.90
Low
19,335.95
Prev
19,447.40
Today at a glance
Nifty 50▼ -0.44%
Sensex▼ -0.34%
Bank Nifty▼ -0.30%
Midcap 100▼ -0.08%
Smallcap 100▼ -0.32%
India VIX▲ 3.61%
Advances 4,631·Unchanged 27·Declines 4,924

Neutral breadth — 48.3% advanced, 51.4% declined.

FII / FPI cash-market activity
Date: 13-Oct-2026
Buy
+13,465₹ cr
Sell
+14,771₹ cr
Net
-1,305₹ cr
DII cash-market activity
Date: 13-Oct-2026
Buy
+16,233₹ cr
Sell
+13,794₹ cr
Net
+2,439₹ cr

Top gainers & losers

NIFTY 50
Top gainers
SymbolLastChange%
NESTLEIND1,383.20+49.20▲ 3.69%
TATACONSUM987.90+27.90▲ 2.91%
INFY1,088.00+25.90▲ 2.44%
COALINDIA417.00+8.50▲ 2.08%
TECHM1,575.20+31.70▲ 2.05%
Top losers
SymbolLastChange%
SHRIRAMFIN950.00-38.00▼ -3.85%
HDFCLIFE544.05-15.95▼ -2.85%
BAJFINANCE957.00-25.75▼ -2.62%
M&M2,793.70-70.70▼ -2.47%
SBILIFE1,650.00-37.20▼ -2.20%

Market breadth

Advances vs declines
4,631up
4,924down
0.94×
A/D ratio
48.3%Unc 0.3%51.4%

Neutral breadth — 48.3% advanced, 51.4% declined.

New 52-week highs vs lows
70new highs
64new lows
1.1×
Hi/Lo

Mixed leadership at the extremes.

Price band hits
—upper
—lower

 Stocks that hit their daily upper or lower price band.

Sector performance

  1. Energy
    ▲ 1.47%
  2. FMCG
    ▲ 1.21%
  3. IT
    ▲ 1.14%
  4. Oil & Gas
    ▲ 1.04%
  5. Media
    ▲ 0.59%
  6. PSU Bank
    ▲ 0.26%
  7. Consumer Durables
    ▲ 0.20%
  8. Banking
    ▼ -0.30%
  9. Metal
    ▼ -0.67%
  10. Realty
    ▼ -0.86%
  11. Auto
    ▼ -0.93%
  12. Healthcare
    ▼ -1.25%
  13. Pharma
    ▼ -1.30%

Nifty 50 heatmap

Tile color = today's % change
HCLTECH
+8.42%
TCS
+6.79%
SHRIRAMFIN
+6.31%
TECHM
+4.93%
INFY
+4.13%
HINDUNILVR
+3.01%
BAJAJ-AUTO
+2.83%
BAJFINANCE
+2.66%
TRENT
+2.57%
ADANIENT
+2.47%
HINDALCO
+2.24%
ULTRACEMCO
+2.19%
BAJAJFINSV
+2.08%
JIOFIN
+2.04%
TITAN
+1.98%
ASIANPAINT
+1.93%
GRASIM
+1.89%
M&M
+1.83%
SBIN
+1.70%
BEL
+1.63%
TATASTEEL
+1.60%
BHARTIARTL
+1.56%
ICICIBANK
+1.51%
CIPLA
+1.40%
BSE
+1.36%
LT
+1.31%
HDFCBANK
+1.29%
APOLLOHOSP
+1.23%
AXISBANK
+1.23%
ONGC
+1.20%
ITC
+1.20%
COALINDIA
+0.91%
DRREDDY
+0.86%
NESTLEIND
+0.70%
RELIANCE
+0.67%
EICHERMOT
+0.62%
SUNPHARMA
+0.61%
POWERGRID
+0.60%
ADANIPORTS
+0.51%
TMPV
+0.49%
SBILIFE
+0.38%
NTPC
+0.32%
JSWSTEEL
+0.31%
HDFCLIFE
+0.13%
TATACONSUM
+0.13%
INDIGO
+0.11%
MAXHEALTH
-0.57%
MARUTI
-0.62%
ETERNAL
-0.79%
KOTAKBANK
-0.99%

Corporate results calendar

Today
0

No results reported today.

Next 7 days
7
  1. MELSTAR
    Melstar Information Technologies Limited
    Mon, 19 Oct
    Financial Results/Other business matters
  2. MELSTAR
    Melstar Information Technologies Limited
    Mon, 19 Oct
    Board Meeting Intimation
  3. WAAREERTL
    Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited
    Mon, 19 Oct
    Board Meeting Intimation
  4. PCJEWELLER
    PC Jeweller Limited
    Wed, 21 Oct
    Board Meeting Intimation
  5. PCJEWELLER
    PC Jeweller Limited
    Wed, 21 Oct
    Financial Results
  6. BLUESTONE
    BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Limited
    Thu, 22 Oct
    Financial Results/Fund Raising
  7. BLUESTONE
    BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Limited
    Thu, 22 Oct
    Board Meeting Intimation

What moved the market today

  1. 1
    Big day for Jio's ₹30,000 cr IPO may finally be here
    Economic Times·
  2. 2
    AIFs to play crucial role in India's economic growth, AI offers significant opportunities: Partner BCG

    India's Alternative  Investment Fund (AIF) industry has significant growth potential and could play a crucial role in the country's economic expansion, while artificial intelligence (AI) continues to present a major opportunity, said Mayank Jha, Managing Director and Partner at Bo

    Economic Times·
  3. 3
    Crypto exchange Kraken owner to buy European bank

    Payward is purchasing Lithuania’s Saldo Bank as it seeks to become broader financial services company

    Financial Times·
  4. 4
    Wife proves husband's incapacity, gets 10k
    Economic Times·
  5. 5
    Global Market: Asian investors pour money into hedge funds as bond markets falter

    Asian investors are increasing allocations to hedge funds amid volatile bond markets, uneven equity performance and concerns about traditional portfolio strategies. Multi-strategy, macroeconomic and quantitative funds are gaining traction as investors seek diversification and mor

    Economic Times·
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