TBTflow / Tape readings / 16 October 2026 / TCS
Tape reading · one stock, one session

TCS on 16 October 2026: +4.9 % — the tape, as the panels read it

TCS closed +4.9 %: +1.4 % at the open, +3.5 % traded. First read: pressure, upward, 09:16 at 2,393.00; from there to the close: +3.0 %. Went the read's way.

TCS 16 October 2026: cash price with the panel reads marked

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.

The session, as the panels saw it

Cash tape: sellers led — net −₹5 cr on ₹2,897 cr traded; first hour −₹1 cr, last hour +₹20 cr.

Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹31 cr on ₹1,947 cr; open interest +11.0 % from the open.

Pressure Zones: 09:16 ▲ Buy · At High → 09:51 ▼ Sell · Into Strength → 10:19 ▲ Buy · At High → 10:28 ▼ Sell · Into Strength → 10:33 ▲ Buy · Cash only (+8 more).

Large prints: 40 — ₹194 cr on the buy side, ₹183 cr on the sell side.

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