The Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices outperformed the Nifty 50 index by 14 percentage points and 21 per centage points respectively at the peak levels in calendar year 2026, shows data.
On average, Nifty's monthly trading band expanded to nearly 6%, and up to 12% in the following four months after a range contraction, according to NSE's 3-year monthly data.
NSE's CAS turnover surged to Rs 39,718 crore, nearly 22 per cent of cash-market turnover, as MSCI rebalancing triggered sharp price swings in dozens of stocks
At the bourses, meanwhile, investors sought refuge in realty, pharma and the metal pack. Their respective indexes on the NSE gained up to 17 per cent thus far, ACE Equity data shows.
Despite being net buyers for the past two months, FPIs are still net sellers in Indian equities thus far in 2026 with their net sales totalling Rs 2.27 trillion ($24.31 billion) in CY26, data shows.
Transactions in Avenue Supermarts, Rubicon Research, Welspun Corp and other stocks pushed August block deals above ₹30,957 crore, the highest monthly tally since March 2024
Promoters of NSE-listed companies have raised over ₹7 trillion against their shareholdings, with borrowing increasingly used to fund expansion, acquisitions and new ventures
Derivatives turnover across indices and stocks stood at Rs 569 trillion, down nearly 4 per cent from the previous monthly expiry, as the new CAS mechanism settles in
Despite differences in trading behaviour and portfolio construction, Bitcoin and Dogecoin emerged as the most popular crypto pairing across every age group in Q2-CY26 on the CoinSwitch platform.
Individual traders' aggregate net losses declined 18 per cent to Rs 91,685 crore, but the average net loss per trader rose 2.4 per cent to Rs 1.17 lakh in FY26
Sona BLW Precision Forgings, R R Kabel, Welspun Corp, Lenskart Solutions and Leela Palaces Hotels from the BSE 500 index hitting their respective all-time highs.
While Nifty may be struggling to make new highs, history, analysts said, suggests such extended periods of failing to cross the previous day's high have often been followed by a meaningful upside.
Analysts said, brent crude and palm oil respectively remained elevated by 47% and 13% on year-to-date (YTD) basis, which might keep margins under pressure for FMCG sector.
Bernstein has, however, held on to some of the stocks in its earlier focus list - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), NTPC Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Nuvama and HomeFirst.
