Nifty 50 closed at 23,865.8, down 0.3% on the day, still below its 200-day average and 9.3% off its 52-week high. The index move understates the tape: advancers led decliners 1,271 to 941, 184 stocks printed new 52-week highs against 75 new lows, and 14 golden crosses outpaced 8 death crosses. The regime reads weak but recovering for a 20th consecutive day, with the near-term read neutral-to-up. Breadth is narrow but improving — 54.5% of NSE stocks are above their 20-day average, though only 40.9% clear the 200-day.
Sector rotation and the Stage-2 picture
Consumer Discretionary led the session at +1.3%, followed by Real Estate at +1.1% and Health Care at +0.7%. That day-level leadership aligns with the one-month table, where Health Care (+5.7%), Financials (+4.8%) and Real Estate (+4.2%) are the front-runners. Over three months, Industrials is the standout at +27.3%, with Real Estate at +22.1% and Health Care at +20.6% behind it. Energy sits at the bottom of the three-month table at -5.8%; Information Technology has managed only +0.5% over the same period.
The Stage-2 advancing cohort now covers 34.4% of NSE-listed stocks, up roughly 2 over the last five days, 15 over 20 days, and 26 over 60 days — a steady, broad-based expansion rather than a spike. Financials, Materials and Health Care are the sectors where the Stage-2 cohort is expanding fastest on a 20-day basis. Separately, 76 stocks moved from Stage 1 into Stage 2 over the last five sessions against only 15 moving from Stage 2 into Stage 3 — a net inflow of 61 names into the advancing stage.
Standout movers and today's screening results
Three Industrials names dominated the volume board. Divgi TorqTransfer Systems cleared the session with a +13.1% move on volume running at 118.5 times its average — the most extreme volume reading of the day. AVG Logistics and Supreme Infrastructure India each gained over 13%, on 14.4x and 15.6x average volume respectively. Saksoft, in Information Technology, added 12.5% on volume 50.9 times normal — notable given IT's three-month underperformance.
On the screener, Jash Engineering cleared the breakout screen with the session's highest setup score at 8.4, also from Industrials. Rane Holdings, in Consumer Discretionary — the day's leading sector — screens at 7.4. Among sustained setups, MSTC and S.P. Apparels both carry a 9.4 setup score, with Thangamayil Jewellery at 9.3 and Vadilal Industries at 9.2. The full breakout and fresh-transition tables appear below.
| Stock | Sector | Setup | % 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jash Engineering Ltd | Industrials | 8.4 | -1.8% |
| Rane Holdings Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | 7.4 | -2.4% |
| Reliable Data Services Ltd | Information Technology | 6.4 | -1.4% |
| Prataap Snacks Ltd | Consumer Staples | 6.3 | +3.1% |
| Gretex Corporate Services Ltd | Financials | 6.0 | +2.4% |
| Dcm Ltd | Industrials | 6.0 | +3.3% |
| Aspinwall and Company Ltd | Consumer Staples | 5.9 | -1.8% |
| Themis Medicare Ltd | Health Care | 5.8 | -2.6% |
| Sector | 1D | 1M | 3M | RS | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.3% | +3.3% | +14.4% | 65 | 31% |
| Real Estate | +1.1% | +4.2% | +22.1% | 38 | 16% |
| Health Care | +0.7% | +5.7% | +20.6% | 72 | 46% |
| Industrials | +0.6% | +3.8% | +27.3% | 69 | 38% |
| Communication Services | +0.6% | +1.7% | +15.0% | 59 | 19% |
| Materials | +0.1% | -2.6% | +13.3% | 68 | 39% |
| Utilities | +0.0% | -3.1% | +10.5% | 63 | 35% |
| Financials | +0.0% | +4.8% | +7.8% | 59 | 35% |
| Energy | -0.2% | -1.6% | -5.8% | 52 | 36% |
| Consumer Staples | -0.2% | -0.2% | +8.5% | 53 | 36% |
| Information Technology | -1.9% | -5.8% | +0.5% | 30 | 24% |
Stage2Stocks is an educational stage-analysis screener. These wraps describe what the screen shows across NSE cash equities — they are not investment advice, recommendations, or buy/sell calls. Always do your own research.
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