Stock Watch — April 21, 2026

Market Day Summary | Not investment advice

📊 INDICES

IndexPrev CloseChange% Change
Nifty 5024,353+47+0.19%
Nifty Bank56,582+17+0.03%
FinNifty26,400+137+0.52%
Nifty IT31,809-224-0.70%
SGX Nifty24,470FlatFlat ↔️

Prev close: April 20, 2026. SGX Nifty suggests flat-to-slightly-positive opening.

🏦 BANKS — Digital Payments Focus

BankSymbolPrev CloseChange %Key LevelsExpectation
HDFC BankHDFCBANK₹800+0.55%S: 790, R: 820➡️ sideways
ICICI BankICICIBANK₹1,348+0.15%S: 1,340, R: 1,360➡️
SBISBIN₹1,080+2.20%S: 1,050, R: 1,100↗️ bullish
Axis BankAXISBANK₹1,364+0.12%S: 1,345, R: 1,380➡️
Kotak BankKOTAKBANK₹1,850FlatS: 1,820, R: 1,900➡️

Key: S=Support, R=Resistance. SBI leads with 2.2% gain post-Q3 performance.

💳 FINTECH — Pure Play

Tier B1: Digital Payments & Wallets

SymbolCompanyPriceChange %
PAYTMOne97 Comm₹980TBD
MOBIKWIKZap₹380TBD

Tier B2: Insurance & Credit

SymbolCompanyPriceChange %
PBFINTECHPolicyBazaar₹1,450TBD

Tier B3: Payment Infrastructure

SymbolCompanyPriceChange %
INFIBEAMInfibeam Avenues₹60TBD
PINELABSPine Labs₹525TBD
NPSTNetwork People₹500TBD

Tier B4: Payments Banking & Cards

SymbolCompanyPriceChange %
FINOPBFino Payments₹210TBD
SBICARDSBI Cards₹750TBD

Tier B5: ATM & Cash ⚠️

SymbolCompanyPriceNote
AGSTRAAGS Transact₹3.33⚠️ Under CIRP

📰 Sector News

  • Q4FY26 Earnings Week: 90+ companies reporting including Infosys (Apr 24), Reliance, Axis Bank1
  • US-Iran tensions ease: Global markets rally, SGX Nifty up marginally2
  • Bank Nifty near 56,640: Immediate resistance at 56,640, support at 56,2003
  • USD/INR steady: 93.00-93.50 range expected4

Sources: Moneycontrol, NSE India, Economic Times Markets1

Disclaimer: AI-generated for educational purposes. Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

  1. https://www.5paisa.com/share-market-today/nifty-50 ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://sgxnifty.org/news/ ↩︎

  3. https://www.samco.in/indian-stock-market-indices/nse/nifty-bank-live-share-price-today ↩︎

  4. https://sgxnifty.org/premarket/ ↩︎