Tape reading, 24 September 2026: today's top 5 gainers and losers

Of today's 10 biggest movers, the stock went the first read's way from that minute to the close on 5, the other way on 3, stayed flat on 2, and 0 had no read. The list is the market's — the 5 biggest gainers and the 5 biggest losers of 211 F&O stocks by official close. For each one: the first minute any panel showed a read, the price then, and the move from that minute to the close. Every row states how much of the day was the opening gap — a flag at 09:31 cannot show a gap that happened at 09:15.

The retro read, stock by stock

Each chart is the cash price through the session with every panel read on it: ▲▼ level breaks, ◆ Pressure Zones, ● large prints (blue = upward read, amber = downward). The dotted line is the first read; the dashed line is the previous close.

ICICIGI · +5.1 %

ICICIGI closed +5.1 %: −1.9 % at the open, +7.0 % traded. First read: breakout, upward, 09:31 at 1,533.50; from there to the close: +2.8 %. Went the read's way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹37 cr on ₹426 cr traded; first hour +₹21 cr, last hour +₹0 cr.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹9 cr on ₹428 cr; open interest +0.1 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 41 upward, 0 downward.

OIL · +1.9 %

OIL closed +1.9 %: +0.1 % at the open, +1.8 % traded. First read: breakout, upward, 14:27 at 474.80; from there to the close: +0.9 %. Went the read's way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹3 cr on ₹66 cr traded; first hour −₹2 cr, last hour +₹5 cr.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹1 cr on ₹213 cr; open interest −0.5 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 1 upward, 0 downward.

MCX · +1.6 %

MCX closed +1.6 %: −0.3 % at the open, +1.9 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 09:16 at 3,400.30; from there to the close: +0.8 %. Went the read's way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹7 cr on ₹1,396 cr traded; first hour +₹74 cr, last hour −₹31 cr.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹38 cr on ₹1,123 cr; open interest +3.5 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 16 upward, 0 downward.

Large prints: 32 — ₹109 cr on the buy side, ₹47 cr on the sell side.

KAYNES · +1.5 %

KAYNES closed +1.5 %: −0.8 % at the open, +2.3 % traded. First read: large print, downward, 10:04 at 3,473.50; from there to the close: +1.0 %. Went the other way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹35 cr on ₹535 cr traded; first hour +₹7 cr, last hour −₹8 cr.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹2 cr on ₹413 cr; open interest −10.9 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 10 upward, 0 downward.

Large prints: 5 — ₹20 cr on the buy side, ₹4 cr on the sell side.

MANAPPURAM · +1.4 %

MANAPPURAM closed +1.4 %: −1.9 % at the open, +3.3 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 14:00 at 318.65; from there to the close: +2.0 %. Went the read's way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹23 cr on ₹149 cr traded; first hour +₹5 cr, last hour +₹11 cr.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹2 cr on ₹89 cr; open interest −1.0 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 4 upward, 0 downward.

Large prints: 2 — ₹3 cr on the buy side, ₹4 cr on the sell side.

POLICYBZR · −36.0 %

POLICYBZR closed −36.0 %: −10.0 % at the open, −26.0 % traded. First read: breakdown, downward, 09:31 at 1,603.30; from there to the close: −24.7 %. Went the read's way.

Cash tape: sellers led — net −₹265 cr on ₹3,212 cr traded; first hour −₹3 cr, last hour −₹149 cr. A band-release minute at 14:30, 14:51 (+₹388 cr) is left out — the first tick after a pinned run signs a whole minute.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹187 cr on ₹1,913 cr; open interest +48.3 % from the open.

Book: futures book one-sided for 333 minutes · cash book one-sided for 345 minutes — a locked band, where the aggressor tape reads nothing.

Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 7 downward.

Large prints: 152 — ₹554 cr on the buy side, ₹392 cr on the sell side.

MFSL · −9.8 %

MFSL closed −9.8 %: −10.0 % at the open, +0.2 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 09:20 at 1,409.90; from there to the close: +0.0 %. Flat after the read.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹97 cr on ₹1,569 cr traded; first hour −₹11 cr, last hour +₹52 cr. A band-release minute at 09:20 (+₹10 cr) is left out — the first tick after a pinned run signs a whole minute.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹25 cr on ₹917 cr; open interest +24.0 % from the open.

Book: futures book one-sided for 5 minutes · cash book one-sided for 6 minutes — a locked band, where the aggressor tape reads nothing.

Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 5 downward.

Large prints: 48 — ₹142 cr on the buy side, ₹78 cr on the sell side.

LTF · −9.0 %

LTF closed −9.0 %: −10.0 % at the open, +1.0 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 09:16 at 285.85; from there to the close: −1.3 %. Went the other way.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹115 cr on ₹1,019 cr traded; first hour +₹125 cr, last hour +₹6 cr.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹8 cr on ₹1,369 cr; open interest −8.0 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 1 upward, 0 downward.

Large prints: 28 — ₹179 cr on the buy side, ₹33 cr on the sell side.

HDFCLIFE · −6.2 %

HDFCLIFE closed −6.2 %: −5.4 % at the open, −0.7 % traded. First read: large print, downward, 09:16 at 527.90; from there to the close: −0.2 %. Flat after the read.

Cash tape: buyers led — net +₹75 cr on ₹927 cr traded; first hour −₹5 cr, last hour +₹22 cr.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹1 cr on ₹1,033 cr; open interest +6.7 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 1 downward.

Large prints: 18 — ₹71 cr on the buy side, ₹31 cr on the sell side.

BAJFINANCE · −5.9 %

BAJFINANCE closed −5.9 %: −3.7 % at the open, −2.2 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 09:29 at 998.40; from there to the close: −1.6 %. Went the other way.

Cash tape: sellers led — net −₹66 cr on ₹1,280 cr traded; first hour −₹50 cr, last hour −₹5 cr.

Futures: sellers were the aggressor — net −₹167 cr on ₹2,501 cr; open interest +18.5 % from the open.

Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 1 downward.

Large prints: 14 — ₹22 cr on the buy side, ₹27 cr on the sell side.

Panels read: Breakouts/Breakdowns (volume-gated level breaks), Pressure Zones, large prints on the cash tape from 09:16. "First read" is the earliest of those with a direction. "To close" is the move from the read's own minute, so a gap at the open is never counted for or against it. Prices are the official NSE open and close. Readings, not recommendations — this page shows the misses on purpose.