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Market breadth today
On Friday 9 October 2026, 1,758 NSE stocks rose and 1,111 fell. 18.4% of Nifty 500 stocks closed above their 50-day average and 39.5% above their 200-day average. 35 stocks made a 52-week high and 170 a 52-week low.
Latest: 9 October 2026 · source: NSE bhavcopy and 52-week file
The past year
Day by day
| Date | Above 20-day | Above 50-day | Above 200-day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 19.6% | 18.4% | 39.5% |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 14.0% | 15.0% | 37.5% |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 27.9% | 23.8% | 39.9% |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 27.7% | 24.4% | 41.8% |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 16.0% | 20.8% | 40.5% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 13.4% | 18.0% | 40.1% |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 19.2% | 22.0% | 44.8% |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 19.6% | 20.2% | 44.6% |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 18.2% | 21.8% | 46.4% |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 32.1% | 30.3% | 50.1% |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 31.1% | 31.7% | 49.9% |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 41.9% | 39.9% | 55.4% |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 34.5% | 34.7% | 53.4% |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 31.5% | 34.3% | 53.2% |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 37.5% | 36.1% | 53.8% |
By size
| Group | Above 20-day | Above 50-day | Above 200-day | Stocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large caps | 15.0% | 11.0% | 30.3% | 100 |
| Mid caps | 23.3% | 17.3% | 34.0% | 150 |
| Small caps | 19.3% | 22.1% | 46.7% | 250 |
How to read it
Breadth asks how many stocks are taking part in a move. An index can rise on the strength of a few large companies while most stocks fall; breadth shows that.
Advances and declines count every stock that rose or fell today. The share of stocks above their 50-day average is a slower gauge: it says how many are in an uptrend over the past ten weeks. The 200-day version does the same for the past year.
Very low readings mark washed-out markets and very high ones broad rallies, but neither is a timing signal by itself: what they have led to is a question for the record.
The moving-average figures use today's Nifty 500 members throughout, so companies that have left the index are missing from the earlier history.
Questions people ask
What is market breadth?
A measure of how many stocks are rising against how many are falling, or how many are in an uptrend. It shows whether a market move is broad or carried by a few names.
What is the advance-decline ratio today?
On 9 October 2026, 1,758 NSE stocks advanced and 1,111 declined, a ratio of 1.58 to 1.
How many Nifty 500 stocks are above their 200 DMA?
39.5% at the close on 9 October 2026, and 18.4% above their 50-day average.
Is low breadth a buy signal?
A very low reading shows a market that has been sold broadly. Whether that has marked good entry points is something only the historical record can answer, and it has not always.
Where does this data come from?
Advances, declines and new highs and lows come from NSE's daily bhavcopy and 52-week file. The moving-average shares are Aurevian's calculation on daily closes.
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End-of-day figures from NSE's published files, with Aurevian's arithmetic where stated. Research and information, not investment advice.