Stock Watch — April 23, 2026

Market Day Summary | Not investment advice

📊 INDICES

IndexPrev CloseChange% Change
Nifty 5024,378.10-198.50-0.81%
Nifty Bank57,124.45--
FinNifty24,422.50+65.00+0.27%
Nifty IT

SGX Nifty: 24,295.00 (-68.50, -0.28%) ↘️

🏦 BANKS — Digital Payments Focus

BankSymbolPrev CloseChange %Key LevelsExpectation
HDFC BankHDFCBANK799.90-0.57%S: 790, R: 820Consolidate
ICICI BankICICIBANK1,367.60-1.50%S: 1350, R: 1400Weak
SBISBIN712.15-S: 700, R: 730Sideways
Axis BankAXISBANK
Kotak BankKOTAKBANK

💳 FINTECH — Pure Play

Tier B1: Digital Payments & Wallets

SymbolCompanyPrev CloseChg %
PAYTMOne97 Communications1,166.25+0.42%
MOBIKWIST

Tier B2: Insurance & Credit

SymbolCompanyPrev CloseChg %
PBFINTECHPB Fintech

Tier B3: Payment Infrastructure

SymbolCompanyPrev CloseChg %
INFIBEAMInfibeam Avenues
PINELABSPine Labs
NPSTNetwork People

Tier B4: Payments Banking & Cards

SymbolCompanyPrev CloseChg %
FINOPBFino Payments Bank
SBICARDSBI Cards

Tier B5: ATM & Cash

SymbolCompanyNote
AGSTRAAGS Transact⚠️ Under CIRP

📰 Sector News

  • HCLTech Q4 miss drags IT sector; stock crashes 10% on weak FY27 guidance1
  • FII selling pressure in HDFCBANK and ICICIBANK continues in Q42
  • GiftNifty futures signal negative open; US-Iran ceasefire extension provides some relief

🔍 Key Observations

  • IT stocks under pressure post HCLTech results weakness
  • Bank Nifty faces resistance at 200-DMA
  • Financials seeing FII outflows but DII support continues
  • Rupee weakens 3-day; crude oil elevated

Sources: Moneycontrol, NSE India, Economic Times Markets Disclaimer: AI-generated for educational purposes. Not investment advice.