Nifty 50 ended the week at 23,719.3, up 0.3% across the five sessions, though it remains below its 200-day average and 9.9% off its 52-week high — the recovery is real but the index has not reclaimed its longer-term trend line. The Stage-2 advancing cohort grew by 25 names over the week to 375 stocks, now 16.8% of the market, with the 20-day trend still widening. Breadth edged forward — the share of stocks above their 200-day average moved from 31.6% to 32.1% — a modest but directionally consistent shift. The tape is in an early recovery, near-term turning, and the week's internal flow supports that read without overstating it.
How the week shaped up
Information Technology led all sectors with a 3.5% weekly gain, a notable reversal given it remains one of the two worst performers over the past three months (down 6.5%). Real Estate added 2.2% and Energy 1.2% to round out the week's top three. Consumer Staples was the only sector to close lower, slipping 1.2%, while Communication Services was flat. The 52-week high/low count closed the week constructively: 126 stocks printed fresh annual highs against 46 at new lows, a net of plus 80. Seven golden crosses formed across the week against two death crosses — a small but positive structural signal in a market where only 32% of stocks are above their 200-day average.
Stage-2 flow and the week's transitions
Twenty-eight stocks moved from Stage 1 (basing) into Stage 2 (advancing) across the five sessions, against 18 moving from Stage 2 into Stage 3 (topping) — a net inflow of ten names into the advancing cohort. Among the highest-scoring new entries, McLeod Russel India and Radico Khaitan both cleared the screen with setup scores of 8.8, joined by NRB Bearings at 8.7 and Triveni Turbine at 8.2. Talbros Automotive Components, which also appears in this week's fresh breakout list with a score of 8.2, made the Stage-1-to-2 transition during the week. On the breakout screen, Gala Precision Engineering (Industrials, 7.0) and Mufin Green Finance (Financials, 6.7) are among the names that cleared. The sustained-setup screen — stocks already in Stage 2 holding clean bases — shows several Information Technology names, including Black Box, Avalon Technologies and Dynacons Systems and Solutions, all carrying scores of 9.4. The sectors where the Stage-2 cohort has been expanding fastest over the past 20 days are Consumer Staples, Industrials and Materials, even as Consumer Staples lagged on price this week — a divergence worth watching in the sessions ahead. Health Care and Industrials remain the standout performers over both the one-month and three-month windows, providing the deeper structural backdrop to this week's early-recovery read.
| Stock | Sector | Move | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Russel India Ltd | Consumer Staples | 1→2 | 8.8 |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd | Consumer Staples | 1→2 | 8.8 |
| NRB Bearings Ltd | Industrials | 1→2 | 8.7 |
| Kernex Microsystems (India) Ltd | Information Technology | 1→2 | 8.4 |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd | Industrials | 1→2 | 8.2 |
| Talbros Automotive Components Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | 1→2 | 8.2 |
| Carborundum Universal Ltd | Industrials | 1→2 | 8.2 |
| Marksans Pharma Ltd | Health Care | 1→2 | 7.9 |
| Stock | Sector | Setup | RS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Box Ltd | Information Technology | 9.4 | 97 |
| Sheetal Cool Products Ltd | Consumer Staples | 9.4 | 88 |
| Welspun Investments and Commercials Ltd | Financials | 9.4 | 97 |
| Avalon Technologies Ltd | Information Technology | 9.4 | 93 |
| Dynacons Systems and Solutions Ltd | Information Technology | 9.4 | 91 |
| Stylam Industries Ltd | Industrials | 9.3 | 92 |
| Mangalam Worldwide Ltd | Materials | 9.2 | 97 |
| Wheels India Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | 9.2 | 97 |
| Sector | 1D | 1M | 3M | RS | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | +0.8% | -4.2% | -7.6% | 61 | 15% |
| Materials | +0.3% | +0.8% | +5.9% | 71 | 17% |
| Industrials | +0.3% | +2.6% | +9.9% | 67 | 20% |
| Consumer Staples | +0.2% | -2.0% | -0.2% | 54 | 25% |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.2% | -2.2% | -2.2% | 63 | 14% |
| Real Estate | -0.0% | -1.6% | -6.5% | 45 | 4% |
| Utilities | -0.1% | -1.2% | +7.1% | 63 | 18% |
| Energy | -0.1% | -0.5% | -4.7% | 61 | 25% |
| Information Technology | -0.3% | -3.9% | -6.5% | 37 | 11% |
| Communication Services | -0.3% | +4.1% | -2.1% | 65 | 9% |
| Health Care | -1.0% | +8.8% | +11.0% | 71 | 24% |
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