IDEA on 21 October 2026: −5.2 % — the tape, as the panels read it
IDEA closed −5.2 %: +0.8 % at the open, −6.0 % traded. First read: large print, upward, 09:25 at 12.36; from there to the close: −5.8 %. Went the other way.
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: buyers led — net +₹13 cr on ₹616 cr traded; first hour +₹3 cr, last hour +₹8 cr.
Futures: buyers were the aggressor — net +₹1 cr on ₹962 cr; open interest −0.3 % from the open.
Level breaks flagged: 0 upward, 2 downward.
Pressure Zones: 09:59 ▼ Sell · At Low → 10:41 ▲ Buy · Into Weakness → 11:45 ▼ Sell · At Low → 11:45 ▼ Sell · Cash only → 11:48 ▼ Sell · At Low (+7 more).
Large prints: 6 — ₹3 cr on the buy side, ₹23 cr on the sell side.
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