Daily market report

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Uptrend try (day 1) · breadth improving · Trading & Distribution leading

1

Market direction

Nifty MidSmall 400 vs its 10 & 20 EMA

🟡 Uptrend Try

Day 1

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

21,305

10 EMA

21,208

20 EMA

21,264

Last 30 sessions

🟠

Market mood

Caution42/100

BearishCautionNeutralBullishEuphoria

Nifty 50

+0.14%

Nifty 500 (Broad)

+0.69%

2

Market breadth

Advancers vs decliners

Advancing

1439

Declining

671

A/D Ratio

2.14

Unchanged

57

New 52W highs

70

vs

New 52W lows

24

New highs clearly outnumber new lows — leadership is broadening.

▲ Top 5 gainers

SSRETAILTrading & Distribution+76.60%
CUBEXTUBMining & Metals+20.00%
WHIRLPOOLConsumer Electronics+20.00%
FRONTSPAuto Ancillaries+20.00%
EKI—+19.99%

▼ Top 5 losers

BLUESTONEGems & Jewellery-8.05%
TAALTECHIT Services-7.64%
OPTIFIN—-7.43%
GLASSWALLBuilding Materials-7.40%
HEGIndustrial Products-6.28%

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

49%

▲ 8.7 pts

EMA 50

47%

▲ 4.8 pts

EMA 200

53%

▲ 3.7 pts

% above the 50 EMA, last 20 sessions — breadth improving

3

Industries

Weak Industries

37

of 66

🔄 Changes since the last session

▲ Turned Strong (0)

No industry turned Strong today.

▼ Dropped from Strong (2)

DefenceCables & Wires

🚀 Top 5 Industries and N.E.X.T Verdictby % change

Trading & DistributionWeak+2.68%
Gems & JewelleryModerate+2.63%
Consumer ElectronicsWeak+2.37%
Steel+1.95%
Automobiles+1.84%

📉 Top 5 Worst Industries and N.E.X.T Verdictby % change

Pharma - MNCWeak-0.06%
Paper & PackagingWeak+0.08%
Internet & E-commerceWeak+0.17%
Defence+0.22%
Basic Chemicals+0.26%

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4

The 3 NEXT scans

Today: fewer Follow Through Swing candidates than usual. The stock lists, with pivots and levels drawn, are inside N.E.X.T. Counts are screening outputs, not recommendations.

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