Daily market report
Monday, 21 September 2026
Uptrend try (day 2) · breadth steady · Defence leading · 2 industries turned Strong
Market direction
Nifty MidSmall 400 vs its 10 & 20 EMA
🟡 Uptrend Try
Price is back above the 10 EMA, but the 10 EMA is still under the 20 EMA — moderate size, controlled risk until it confirms.
Index
21,184
10 EMA
21,165
20 EMA
21,261
Last 30 sessions
Market mood
Caution40/100
Nifty 50
+0.29%
Nifty 500 (Broad)
-0.26%
Market breadth
Advancers vs decliners
Advancing
959
Declining
1135
A/D Ratio
0.84
Unchanged
70
New 52W highs
65
vs
New 52W lows
41
New highs clearly outnumber new lows — leadership is broadening.
▲ Top 5 gainers
▼ Top 5 losers
Biggest % moves of the day across the N.E.X.T universe. Market data, not recommendations.
% stocks above key EMAs · vs last session
EMA 20
40%
▼ 0.2 pts
EMA 50
44%
▲ 0.6 pts
EMA 200
52%
▼ 0.7 pts
% above the 50 EMA, last 20 sessions — breadth steady
Industries
Weak Industries
37
of 66
🔄 Changes since the last session
▲ Turned Strong (2)
▼ Dropped from Strong (2)
🚀 Top 5 Industries and N.E.X.T Verdictby % change
📉 Top 5 Worst Industries and N.E.X.T Verdictby % change
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The 3 NEXT scans
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