Daily digest / NIFTY 50 / week of 17 Aug 2026
NIFTY 50 · week of 17 Aug 2026 · 5 sessions
24,282 -144.4 (-0.59%)

NIFTY 50 slips 0.6%; Tuesday's drop sets the tone

NIFTY 50 fell 144 pts (-0.59%) to close the week at 24,282, with 1 up and 4 down sessions. The high of 24,398 came on Monday and the low of 24,087 on Wednesday, a 1.3% range. The biggest single-session move was Tuesday's -0.80%. Max pain shifted from 24,350 to 24,250. Average PCR went from 0.80 to 1.08. Tuesday was expiry day.

Daily ranges

24,377 24,287 24,197 24,107 Mon 2026-08-17: O 24,367 H 24,398 L 24,254 C 24,351 (-0.31%) Mon 17 Tue 2026-08-18: O 24,254 H 24,268 L 24,133 C 24,155 (-0.80%) Tue 18 Wed 2026-08-19: O 24,174 H 24,174 L 24,087 C 24,120 (-0.14%) Wed 19 Thu 2026-08-20: O 24,240 H 24,353 L 24,232 C 24,294 (+0.72%) Thu 20 Fri 2026-08-21: O 24,284 H 24,311 L 24,275 C 24,282 (-0.05%) Fri 21
■/■ open→close, line = high–low● max painTap a day for its digest

Day by day

Mon08-17 Midday rally, gains trimmed into the close 24,351 -0.31% PCR 0.80 Tue08-18 Selling from the open, closes near the lows 24,155 -0.80% PCR 0.68 Wed08-19 Quiet, range-bound session 24,120 -0.14% PCR 0.70 Thu08-20 Buying from the open, sellers fade it 24,294 +0.72% PCR 1.02 Fri08-21 Quiet session pinned near max pain 24,250 24,282 -0.05% PCR 1.08
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