Daily market report
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Downtrend (day 1) · breadth weakening · Printing & Stationery leading · 1 industry turned Strong
Market direction
Nifty MidSmall 400 vs its 10 & 20 EMA
🔴 Confirmed Downtrend
Market under pressure — protect capital; few or no new positions.
Index
20,278
10 EMA
20,349
20 EMA
20,482
Last 30 sessions
Market mood
Bearish19/100
Nifty 50
+1.66%
Nifty 500 (Broad)
-0.60%
Market breadth
Advancers vs decliners
Advancing
619
Declining
1511
A/D Ratio
0.41
Unchanged
57
New 52W highs
39
vs
New 52W lows
49
New highs and lows are roughly balanced.
▲ 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
27%
▼ 7.2 pts
EMA 50
27%
▼ 5.3 pts
EMA 200
42%
▼ 0.2 pts
% above the 50 EMA, last 20 sessions — breadth weakening
Industries
Weak Industries
45
of 66
🔄 Changes since the last session
▲ Turned Strong (1)
▼ Dropped from Strong (3)
🚀 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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