NSE Market Pulse — Wednesday, 16 September 2026: Gainers, losers, sectors
Wednesday, 16 September 2026: top gainers EMUDHRA, TATACHEM, HMAAGRO. Sector rotation, FII/DII, commodities — live tape from QUANTSCASE.
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Today’s top gainers
| Stock | Sector | Close | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMUDHRA eMudhra Limited | Technology | ₹592.9 | +20.00% |
| TATACHEM Tata Chemicals Limited | Basic Materials | ₹734.9 | +19.99% |
| HMAAGRO HMA Agro Industries Limited | Consumer Defensive | ₹23.4 | +16.64% |
| FSL Firstsource Solutions Limited | Technology | ₹283.4 | +14.44% |
| ORCHASP Orchasp Limited | Technology | ₹1.6 | +12.06% |
| TATAINVEST Tata Investment Corporation Limited | Financial Services | ₹718.4 | +10.36% |
| GRAVISSHO Graviss Hospitality Limited | Consumer Cyclical | ₹47 | +10.00% |
| MONEYBOXX Moneyboxx Finance Limited | Financial Services | ₹44.9 | +9.99% |
| GTECJAINX G-Tec Jainx Education Limited | Consumer Defensive | ₹29.3 | +9.98% |
| NAGREEKCAP Nagreeka Capital & Infrastructure Ltd. | Financial Services | ₹27.4 | +9.96% |
| JINDALPOLY Jindal Poly Films Limited | Consumer Cyclical | ₹737.9 | +9.92% |
| RELCHEMQ Reliance Chemotex Industries Limited | Consumer Cyclical | ₹120.7 | +9.50% |
Today’s top losers
| Stock | Sector | Close | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNCINFRA PNC Infratech Limited | Industrials | ₹140.3 | -20.00% |
| SIGACHI Sigachi Industries Limited | Healthcare | ₹31.5 | -16.93% |
| BAIDFIN Baid Finserv Limited | Financial Services | ₹10.1 | -15.15% |
| AEROENTER Aeroflex Enterprises Limited | Basic Materials | ₹116.9 | -14.71% |
| SOLARINDS Solar Industries India Limited | Basic Materials | ₹19,250 | -13.64% |
| IVC IL&FS Investment Managers Limited | Financial Services | ₹7.9 | -13.06% |
| RPEL Raghav Productivity Enhancers Limited | Basic Materials | ₹1,622.4 | -12.07% |
| ASHOKAMET Ashoka Metcast Limited | Basic Materials | ₹15.1 | -11.98% |
| ALMONDZ Almondz Global Securities Limited | Financial Services | ₹16.8 | -11.97% |
| SMSPHARMA SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited | Healthcare | ₹410.2 | -11.50% |
| INOXINDIA INOX India Limited | Industrials | ₹1,992.8 | -11.30% |
| VPRPL Vishnu Prakash R Punglia Limited | Industrials | ₹32.3 | -10.81% |
FII / DII cash flows
| Date | FII net | DII net |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | ₹-2033 Cr | +₹3908 Cr |
| 15 Sept 2026 | ₹-2978 Cr | +₹2686 Cr |
| 11 Sept 2026 | ₹-931 Cr | +₹1968 Cr |
| 10 Sept 2026 | ₹-438 Cr | +₹1026 Cr |
| 9 Sept 2026 | ₹-583 Cr | +₹1509 Cr |
| 8 Sept 2026 | ₹-123 Cr | +₹1350 Cr |
| 7 Sept 2026 | +₹280 Cr | +₹567 Cr |
🤖 AI Market Analysis
Indian equities remained under pressure for the week, with the NIFTY 50 down 1.77% and the Sensex off 1.64%. Over the past month the damage is deeper — NIFTY -4.41% and Sensex -4.36% — placing India among the weaker major markets, though still ahead of the Nikkei (-8.29% 1M) and CSI 300 (-9.95% 1M). The VIX rose 1.40% over the week and 5.37% over the month, signalling that risk aversion is building rather than fading. With the US Dollar Index up 0.91% and USD/INR up 1.18% for the week, foreign flows are likely to stay cautious near term.
Sector rotation shows a clear defensive and domestic tilt. Real Estate dominated the weekly leaderboard with gains of 12.51%, 11.89%, 9.81% and 9.05% across variants, alongside Financial Services at +8.98%. Notably, the strongest real estate print still carries a -13.10% three-month return, so this looks like a sharp rebound within a beaten-down space rather than a durable trend. Utilities - Regulated Water surged 36.24% and Grocery Stores jumped 27.79%, both classic defensive pockets. Meanwhile Industrials (+6.09%) and Technology (+6.13%) lagged on a relative basis, hinting that cyclical and export-facing names are losing favour.
Commodities are sending a mixed but inflationary signal. Crude Oil WTI jumped 5.75% for the week and 20.20% over the month, with Brent up 3.60% and 15.38% respectively — a headwind for oil-marketing and paint-type consumers, but supportive for upstream energy. Natural Gas (+3.12%) and Corn (+4.68%) firmed, while Copper fell 4.29% and Coffee crashed 11.97%, easing input costs for some consumer names. Gold slipped 1.49% and Silver 3.96% as the dollar firmed. The rupee's slide to USD/INR +1.18% adds imported inflation risk if crude stays elevated.
Outlook: Watch whether real estate and financials can hold their gains, and whether crude's 20% monthly surge starts pressuring margins and inflation prints. The rupee and VIX remain the key gauges — sustained weakness in either would argue for continued defensiveness in domestic-facing sectors over cyclicals.
📈 Indian Equity Indexes
Market-cap weighted returns across major NSE/BSE benchmarks.
| Index | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACWI | -0.72% | -1.75% | +1.06% | +12.07% | +15.86% |
| AEX | -0.38% | -0.87% | +1.81% | +12.28% | +18.04% |
| Argentina | -1.98% | +5.43% | -7.39% | +13.10% | +52.61% |
| ASX 200 | -2.78% | -4.42% | -2.68% | +0.37% | -1.66% |
| Brazil | +0.22% | +11.54% | +10.55% | +3.12% | +29.96% |
| CAC 40 | -0.02% | -4.16% | -3.16% | +4.45% | +3.84% |
| Chile | +2.18% | +1.07% | -4.56% | -1.17% | -7.98% |
| CSI 300 | -5.23% | -9.95% | -6.05% | -6.07% | +11.75% |
| DAX | +0.07% | -2.05% | +2.43% | +12.06% | +9.57% |
| Developed | -1.13% | -2.30% | -0.45% | +10.07% | +19.39% |
| Dow Jones | -0.60% | -2.61% | +0.13% | +10.79% | +13.47% |
| EAFE | -0.60% | -2.33% | +1.55% | +7.68% | +13.16% |
| EM ETF | -2.99% | -1.31% | -3.21% | +13.08% | +26.21% |
| EM ETF2 | -2.09% | -1.31% | -0.93% | +7.85% | +10.70% |
| Euro Stoxx 50 | -0.47% | -2.88% | -0.18% | +8.89% | +16.53% |
| FTSE 100 | +0.34% | -0.13% | +2.94% | +2.91% | +16.26% |
| FTSE MIB | +0.40% | -1.76% | -1.45% | +19.18% | +24.14% |
| Hang Seng | -2.22% | -2.97% | +1.65% | -2.95% | -2.77% |
| HSCE | -1.94% | -2.92% | +0.77% | -5.36% | -9.39% |
| IBEX 35 | +0.04% | -1.17% | +1.83% | +16.54% | +29.11% |
| Israel | -1.53% | +2.46% | +1.29% | -0.73% | +33.65% |
| Jakarta | -3.61% | +0.55% | +3.47% | -18.93% | -18.89% |
| KOSPI | -4.71% | -5.03% | -24.06% | +20.78% | +108.91% |
| Malaysia | -2.05% | -3.20% | -0.72% | -1.86% | +6.40% |
| Mexico | -2.40% | -1.16% | -6.97% | -3.45% | +2.76% |
| NASDAQ | -0.25% | -1.72% | -0.72% | +16.50% | +17.18% |
| NIFTY 50 | -1.77% | -4.41% | -3.60% | -1.78% | -6.28% |
| Nikkei 225 | -2.74% | -8.29% | -8.53% | +16.59% | +50.04% |
| Russell 2000 | -1.25% | -5.66% | -1.86% | +14.47% | +19.93% |
| S&P 500 | -0.28% | -1.68% | +1.38% | +13.39% | +15.11% |
| Sensex | -1.64% | -4.36% | -3.65% | -2.23% | -7.98% |
| Shanghai | -1.52% | -2.47% | -4.86% | -3.91% | +0.87% |
| Shenzhen | -1.96% | -7.99% | -16.07% | -4.17% | +7.18% |
| Singapore | -1.64% | -1.16% | +8.11% | +14.17% | +29.90% |
| SMI | +0.48% | -3.14% | +0.71% | +7.01% | +13.76% |
| South Africa | -4.51% | +0.07% | -0.24% | +0.24% | +16.51% |
| Taiwan | -2.83% | +1.19% | -0.06% | +35.50% | +90.90% |
| Thailand | -3.02% | +0.39% | +5.97% | +27.09% | +41.50% |
| Turkey | -9.53% | -7.12% | -11.50% | -1.23% | +26.52% |
| VIX | +1.40% | +5.37% | -9.49% | -30.63% | +6.17% |
| World | -0.71% | -1.90% | +0.49% | +11.79% | +15.57% |
🏭 NSE Sector Performance
All sectors ranked by 1-week return (market-cap weighted). Green = gains, Red = losses.
| Sector | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | +12.51% | +2.95% | -13.10% | -15.83% | -1.55% |
| Real Estate | +11.89% | +1.17% | -16.35% | -17.31% | -4.98% |
| Real Estate | +9.81% | +6.07% | -11.79% | -17.36% | -3.69% |
| Real Estate | +9.05% | +5.80% | +19.51% | -4.88% | -15.35% |
| Financial Services | +8.98% | +0.98% | -3.75% | -0.09% | +18.59% |
| Consumer Cyclical | +8.97% | +3.71% | -4.66% | -4.02% | +24.96% |
| Industrials | +8.91% | +3.17% | +3.73% | +1.20% | +30.69% |
| Utilities | +8.76% | +9.36% | +11.03% | +4.39% | +17.99% |
| Communication Services | +7.96% | +5.44% | -3.91% | -6.17% | +11.50% |
| Technology | +7.89% | +2.89% | -18.05% | -15.00% | -2.91% |
| Financial Services | +7.87% | +0.05% | -5.66% | -1.36% | +15.52% |
| Real Estate | +7.84% | -6.26% | -22.71% | -21.12% | -8.56% |
| Utilities | +7.83% | +8.40% | +12.48% | +4.75% | +17.15% |
| Industrials | +7.70% | +8.02% | +24.97% | +20.31% | +22.39% |
| Basic Materials | +7.59% | +3.49% | +2.36% | +6.13% | +31.25% |
| Utilities | +7.20% | +15.85% | +24.88% | +10.99% | +18.35% |
| Industrials | +7.03% | +6.75% | +5.14% | +1.05% | +27.04% |
| Utilities | +6.99% | +15.61% | +24.43% | +10.46% | +20.71% |
| Real Estate | +6.85% | +13.60% | +21.34% | +1.01% | -7.94% |
| Consumer Cyclical | +6.81% | +1.79% | -7.80% | -6.07% | +22.04% |
| Financial Services | +6.77% | +4.11% | +7.32% | -1.54% | +5.61% |
| Consumer Defensive | +6.71% | +10.71% | +3.49% | -5.17% | -1.40% |
| Utilities | +6.64% | +3.52% | +27.97% | +28.79% | +36.00% |
| Technology | +6.55% | +4.80% | -15.33% | -13.95% | -3.34% |
| Real Estate | +6.32% | -7.61% | -24.11% | -21.86% | -15.10% |
| Industrials | +6.28% | +14.14% | +16.58% | +6.61% | +26.03% |
| Real Estate | +6.25% | +4.96% | +15.67% | -4.62% | -16.74% |
| Technology | +6.23% | +11.64% | +5.86% | -7.32% | -7.19% |
| Technology | +6.13% | +5.69% | +8.44% | -12.01% | -9.40% |
| Industrials | +6.09% | +1.21% | -0.22% | -1.64% | +25.53% |
🔬 Top 10 Sub-Sectors This Week
Best performing industry groups within sectors by 1-week return.
| Sub-Sector / Industry | Sector | 1W | 1M | 3M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities - Regulated Water | Utilities | +36.24% | +21.13% | +20.76% |
| Grocery Stores | Consumer Defensive | +27.79% | -6.79% | -15.09% |
| Grocery Stores | Consumer Defensive | +24.96% | +4.12% | -5.26% |
| Utilities - Regulated Water | Utilities | +23.00% | +36.69% | +35.18% |
| Grocery Stores | Consumer Defensive | +22.41% | +12.73% | -6.90% |
| Computer Hardware | Technology | +20.58% | +17.60% | +40.85% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | Industrials | +20.06% | +7.92% | -28.67% |
| Electronics & Computer Distribution | Technology | +20.01% | +19.82% | +67.65% |
| Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Energy | +19.90% | +41.62% | +44.54% |
| Utilities - Regulated Water | Utilities | +19.84% | +12.64% | -33.56% |
🛢️ Commodities
Commodity returns — Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Natural Gas and more. Prices in INR/USD.
| Commodity | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | +3.60% | +15.38% | +32.79% | +1.38% | +55.47% |
| Cocoa | +0.56% | -1.44% | +43.82% | +77.87% | -20.98% |
| Coffee | -11.97% | -18.57% | +1.35% | -6.97% | -35.01% |
| Copper | -4.29% | -1.40% | +0.35% | +13.71% | +39.87% |
| Corn | +4.68% | +14.30% | +28.46% | +17.07% | +25.58% |
| Cotton | +0.93% | +0.52% | +12.66% | +22.89% | +29.18% |
| Crude Oil WTI | +5.75% | +20.20% | +33.56% | +5.57% | +60.46% |
| Gasoline | -0.89% | -2.69% | +10.47% | +1.88% | +58.05% |
| Gold | -1.49% | -1.77% | +0.92% | -12.26% | +18.16% |
| Heating Oil | +2.65% | +11.07% | +55.45% | +22.72% | +111.41% |
| Natural Gas | +3.12% | +8.18% | -10.16% | -4.06% | -4.37% |
| Palladium | -3.39% | -0.98% | -2.57% | -18.15% | +9.72% |
| Platinum | -6.11% | +0.89% | -0.81% | -15.69% | +27.22% |
| Silver | -3.96% | -1.32% | -6.65% | -17.96% | +53.47% |
| Soybeans | +1.70% | +9.68% | +16.57% | +13.85% | +26.32% |
| Sugar | +2.28% | +11.56% | +36.18% | +30.24% | +17.62% |
| Wheat | +2.18% | +7.71% | +21.94% | +23.23% | +38.43% |
💱 Currency Pairs
Key currency pairs and how they shifted this week.
| Currency Pair | 1W | 1M | 3M |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | -1.22% | +0.34% | +1.70% |
| EUR/USD | -0.75% | -0.36% | +0.72% |
| GBP/USD | -0.71% | -0.75% | +1.87% |
| US Dollar Index | +0.91% | +0.03% | +0.13% |
| USD/BRL | +1.13% | -1.16% | -0.76% |
| USD/CAD | +1.16% | +0.48% | -1.44% |
| USD/CHF | +1.23% | +1.05% | +1.76% |
| USD/CNY | -0.07% | -0.51% | -0.93% |
| USD/IDR | +0.68% | -0.66% | -0.49% |
| USD/INR | +1.18% | +0.26% | +1.70% |
| USD/JPY | +1.05% | -2.67% | -3.84% |
| USD/KRW | +2.13% | -3.32% | -11.05% |
| USD/MXN | +1.30% | +0.59% | -1.29% |
| USD/TRY | +0.40% | +1.57% | +4.81% |
| USD/ZAR | +1.64% | +0.29% | -1.04% |
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