Daily market report
Friday, 16 October 2026
Downtrend (day 2) · breadth improving · Gems & Jewellery 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
20,271
10 EMA
20,333
20 EMA
20,456
Last 30 sessions
Market mood
Bearish20/100
Nifty 50
+0.65%
Nifty 500 (Broad)
-0.04%
Market breadth
Advancers vs decliners
Advancing
1193
Declining
930
A/D Ratio
1.28
Unchanged
64
New 52W highs
42
vs
New 52W lows
61
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
34%
▲ 7.0 pts
EMA 50
29%
▲ 2.8 pts
EMA 200
44%
▲ 1.2 pts
% above the 50 EMA, last 20 sessions — breadth improving
Industries
Weak Industries
46
of 66
🔄 Changes since the last session
▲ Turned Strong (1)
▼ Dropped from Strong (0)
No industry dropped from Strong today.
🚀 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
Scan activity is close to its usual level. The stock lists, with pivots and levels drawn, are inside N.E.X.T. Counts are screening outputs, not recommendations.
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Compared with Friday, 9 October 2026
Market direction
Downtrend → Downtrend
% above 50 EMA
24% → 29% (+5 pts)
Strong industries
1 → 2 (+1)
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