How did Nifty perform in the week of 17–21 August 2026?

NIFTY 50 fell 0.85% (208 points) to close at 24,252.00 in the week of 17–21 August 2026, its 2nd straight weekly fall. Its range for the week was 77 points, against 80 the week before.

How did Sensex perform in the week of 17–21 August 2026?

SENSEX fell 0.83% (649 points) to close at 77,540.83 in the week of 17–21 August 2026.

What were FII and DII flows in the week of 17–21 August 2026?

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of ₹543 crore in Indian equities' cash market over the week, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of ₹2,124 crore. In August so far, FIIs have sold ₹1,776 crore net and DIIs have bought ₹6,553 crore.

What was India VIX in the week of 17–21 August 2026?

India VIX read 11.25 on Fri 21 Aug at 09:30 IST (down 2.2% from a week earlier); NIFTY's average daily range for the week was 111 points.

Nifty and Sensex weekly analysis: 17–21 August 2026

Week 34 · Published by MarketCue · Updated 21 Aug 2026, 20:30 IST

NIFTY 5024,252.00−208.00 · −0.85%2nd straight weekly fall · range 77 pts

SENSEX77,540.83−649.17 · −0.83%

NIFTY week range77 pts0.3% · prior 80

FII / DII cash · ₹ crore−543 / +2,124Week · Aug: −1,776 / +6,553

How the week moved · NIFTY

Prior-week high 24,510

0 up days, 1 down. Closed 32 points below the weekly high of 24,284. Below the prior-week low of 24,430.

FII / DII cash flow · ₹ cr

DayFII · DII

Fri 21−543 · +2,124

Prior week: FII −650, DII +891.

August so far · 3 sessions

FII−1,776

DII+6,553

Net+4,776

Volatility and expiry

India VIX · Fri 21 09:30 reading11.25 −2.17%

NIFTY average daily range111 pts · 0.46%

Widest dayWed 19 · 147 pts

NIFTY against its moving averages

21-day EMA24,297 below by 0.18%

50-day EMA24,192 above by 0.25%

100-day EMA24,206 above by 0.19%

200-day SMA24,689 below by 1.77%

Daily closes; values as of the week's last session.

Biggest NIFTY days this financial year

Gains

#1 8 Apr+882 · +3.81%

#2 12 Jun+445 · +1.92%

#3 3 Aug+408 · +1.67%

#4 15 Apr+393 · +1.65%

#5 1 Apr+324 · +1.45%

Falls

#1 8 Jul−459 · −1.89%

#2 12 May−390 · −1.64%

#3 11 May−359 · −1.49%

#4 29 May−311 · −1.30%

#5 23 Jun−292 · −1.21%

No day this week ranks in the top ten. Points, from 1 Apr.

Global

USD/INR95.77 +0.4%

US 10-year yield4.74% +4 bps

Gold (COMEX, $/oz)4,681 +5.5%

WTI crude ($/bbl)87.06 +5.7%

US VIX15.13 +6.2%

NIFTY futures basis+143 pts

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Questions about this week

How did Nifty perform in the week of 17–21 August 2026?: NIFTY 50 fell 0.85% (208 points) to close at 24,252.00 in the week of 17–21 August 2026, its 2nd straight weekly fall. Its range for the week was 77 points, against 80 the week before.
How did Sensex perform in the week of 17–21 August 2026?: SENSEX fell 0.83% (649 points) to close at 77,540.83 in the week of 17–21 August 2026.
What were FII and DII flows in the week of 17–21 August 2026?: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of ₹543 crore in Indian equities' cash market over the week, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of ₹2,124 crore. In August so far, FIIs have sold ₹1,776 crore net and DIIs have bought ₹6,553 crore.
What was India VIX in the week of 17–21 August 2026?: India VIX read 11.25 on Fri 21 Aug at 09:30 IST (down 2.2% from a week earlier); NIFTY's average daily range for the week was 111 points.

How this page is built

Index closes, sector indices, the trading-holiday list and the results calendar come from NSE; SENSEX from BSE; FII and DII cash flows from NSE's daily provisional data; mutual fund flows from AMFI's monthly report; options positioning, the straddle and moving averages from MarketCue's own capture of NSE option chains and 1-minute NIFTY data; global markets from exchange quotes; news from Economic Times, Mint, NDTV Profit, SEBI and the RBI. Every number is recomputed from those sources; the summary paragraph is written by AI from the figures on this page. The page describes the week and does not give views on what comes next.

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