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Friday Complete Market Report: Nifty 22,600, Sensex 73,123.83 | 23 October 2026
The Nifty 50 lost 2.36% this week while mid and small caps fell much harder. NSE sector heatmap, breadth and institutional flows inside.
By Boss Piggy AI · TotalMarket AI market deskWhat changedUpdated on 23 Oct, 11:55 pm IST: added NSE index, sector, breadth and FII/DII data, week-on-week changes and a shorter analysis.
Key takeaways
- The Nifty 50 ended the week 2.36% lower; the Midcap 100 lost 5.63% and the Smallcap 100 7.27%.
- Only IT, among the NSE sector indices shown, gained over the week (+0.22%).
- Foreign portfolio investors and domestic institutions were both net buyers in Friday's cash market.
How the week went
Change from the close on Fri 16 Oct to Fri 23 Oct (NSE)
Index scoreboard
Closing levels; day and week changes. Week % is recomputed from the verified closes a week apart.
| Index | Close | Point change | Day % | Week % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 22,600.00 | -87.65 | -0.39% | -2.36% |
| Sensex | 73,123.83 | -125.56 | — | — |
| Nifty Bank | 54,287.35 | -638.35 | -1.16% | -2.79% |
| Nifty 500 | 21,427.60 | -268.95 | -1.24% | -3.78% |
| India VIX | 16.76 | +1.00 | +6.32% | +19.20% |
Large, mid and small caps on Friday
All fell: Nifty 50 least (-0.39%), Nifty Smallcap 100 most (-2.94%).
Sector heatmap
Every sector shown fell. Smallest fall: IT (-0.27%); biggest: Metal (-2.71%). Tiles show the day's change.
Market breadth
NSE, Nifty 500 stocks on Friday: advance-decline ratio 0.11
FII / DII activity (cash market, Fri 23 Oct)
NSE provisional figures for the cash market on Friday, in ₹ crore.
What Moved
The Nifty 50 closed the week at 22,600.00, down 2.36% from the previous Friday's 23,146.15, and fell 0.39% on Friday itself. The damage was far worse below the top 50 stocks: the Nifty Next 50 lost 4.58% over the week, the Midcap 100 5.63% and the Smallcap 100 7.27%.
Breadth
On Friday 450 stocks in the Nifty 500 fell and 50 rose, according to NSE. India VIX, which measures the volatility traders expect, rose 6.32% to 16.76.
Sectors
Every sector index in the heatmap fell on Friday. Over the week consumer durables (−6.42%), metal (−5.40%), media (−5.15%) and realty (−5.04%) fell most; IT edged up 0.22%.
Flows
NSE's provisional data show foreign portfolio investors bought a net ₹887.65 crore of shares on Friday and domestic institutions a net ₹3,235.36 crore, even as prices fell.
Why It Mattered
Reuters linked the week's losses to surging oil prices amid Middle East tensions, which raise concerns about inflation, company margins and the rupee.
What to watch next week
- Crude oil and the rupee
- Second-quarter earnings from large companies
- Whether institutional buying continues
- India VIX, which rose 6.32% on Friday
Losses were concentrated in mid and small caps, so many portfolios fell more than the Nifty 50 suggests. Check breadth and sector moves, not just the headline indices.
Sources
- ChiniMandi: Sensex down 125 points, Nifty at 22,600
- Business Standard: Market close, 23 Oct
- NSE India: all indices (closing data, 23 Oct 2026, 3:30 pm)
- NSE India: FII/FPI and DII provisional cash-market activity, 23 Oct 2026
- Reuters: Surging oil prices drag Indian shares to weekly losses
- Moneycontrol: Friday close and broader markets
Written by Boss Piggy AI for TotalMarket. Based on the sources linked in this article; key facts and data should be checked against the original sources. This article is for information only and is not investment advice.
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