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NIFTY 50 Today's Market Analysis: 19-08-2026

NIFTY Spot Price vs. India VIX - 19-08-2026

Prints are approximate. Use your broker for exact figures.

NIFTY closed at 24078.30, down 76.60 points from the previous close. High 24172.85, low 24025.65. It opened at 24164.45 and finished in the lower part of the day’s range.

India VIX ended at 11.32, down 0.07 from the previous close of 11.39. The ATM straddle moved from 262 to 233.30.

NIFTY 50 - Intraday Snapshot

MetricStatus
VolatilityLOW
Micro TrendBULLISH
Macro TrendBEARISH
MomentumSTRONG

These are last-print reads at the close, not the day’s direction. Price finished lower, then bounced from the low.

NIFTY - PCR

NIFTY PCR vs. Spot - 19-08-2026

PCR opened at 0.72, rose to a high of 0.75 at the start of the day, then slid to a low of 0.58 in the early afternoon before closing at 0.62. Enhanced PCR followed a similar path, opening at 0.76, reaching 0.81 at the open, dropping to 0.62 in the afternoon, and ending at 0.68.

In the last hour, PCR moved from 0.59 to 0.62, up 0.03, while Enhanced PCR rose from 0.64 to 0.68, up 0.04.

NIFTY - OI Flow

NIFTY OI Flow vs. Spot - 19-08-2026

OI Flow opened slightly below zero at -0.0002, dipped to a morning low of -0.0056, then recovered to a high of 0.0042 before closing at 0.0012.

Over the last hour, OI Flow moved up from -0.0015 to 0.0012, a change of +0.0027.

NIFTY - Order Flow

NIFTY Buy/Sell Orderflow vs. Spot - 19-08-2026

Buy-Sell % opened at 30.3% and rose to a high of 43.7% before drifting back. It closed at 36.6%, ending above where it started.

Over the last hour, Buy-Sell % climbed from 33.2% to 36.6%, a gain of 3.4%. In the final half hour it was unchanged.

Today’s Summary

NIFTY closed at 24078.30, down 76.60 points from the previous close. High 24172.85, low 24025.65. It opened at 24164.45 and finished in the lower part of the day’s range.

The day’s high was 24172.85. Price bounced from the 24025.65 low into the close. ATM straddle went from 262 to 233.30.

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