The daily read from the close of 17 Aug 2026
Computed on the morning of 18 Aug 2026 (simulated: computed after the fact, standing on that close with only what was known then): 846 names ranked. Judged ten sessions later: the names to look at averaged +2.0% vs Nifty (3 of 5 beat it), the names to stay away from averaged -2.6% (5 of 5 trailed it), the whole field -0.3%.
The read from the close of 17 Aug 2026 · Quarter
Our calculation, not advice.
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rank 1 of 846
KRN
KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Limited
▲ Look at
93.1
score /100rank 1 of 846
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹1,539.70close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹1,625.66+5.6% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,467.58-4.7% · its typical 10-session fall
+31.3% over three months · +28.6% vs Nifty · 100% of its three-month range · after results +10.5% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: +0.9% (+1.7% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference not reached
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rank 2 of 846
HSCL
Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.
▲ Look at
90.7
score /100rank 2 of 846
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹787.40close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹821.23+4.3% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹763.05-3.1% · its typical 10-session fall
+32.1% over three months · +29.4% vs Nifty · 95% of its three-month range · after results +10.6% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -16.3% (-15.4% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 3 of 846
COFORGE
Coforge Ltd. · IT
▲ Look at
90.1
score /100rank 3 of 846
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹1,806.00close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹1,904.72+5.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,706.18-5.5% · its typical 10-session fall
+40.9% over three months · +38.1% vs Nifty · +29.7% vs its sector · 96% of its three-month range · after results +17.0% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: +9.9% (+10.8% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference reached
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rank 4 of 846
AVALON
Avalon Technologies Limited
▲ Look at
90.1
score /100rank 4 of 846
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹2,059.40close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹2,234.24+8.5% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹1,938.25-5.9% · its typical 10-session fall
+55.6% over three months · +52.9% vs Nifty · 100% of its three-month range · after results +8.5% vs Nifty · delivery rising
10 sessions on: +15.2% (+16.1% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; upside reference reached
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rank 5 of 846
KDDL
KDDL Limited
▲ Look at
90.0
score /100rank 5 of 846
chance it beats
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹4,084.60close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹4,403.69+7.8% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹3,898.14-4.6% · its typical 10-session fall
+81.8% over three months · +79.1% vs Nifty · 100% of its three-month range · after results +18.6% vs Nifty (avg of 2) · delivery rising
10 sessions on: -3.8% (-2.9% vs Nifty) —
went against the lean; upside reference not reached
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rank 846 of 846
VSTIND
VST Industries Limited
▼ Stay away
7.4
score /100rank 846 of 846
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹214.50close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹217.00+1.6% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹209.55-2.3% · its typical 10-session fall
-17.6% over three months · -20.3% vs Nifty · 0% of its three-month range · after results -6.7% vs Nifty · delivery falling
10 sessions on: -2.2% (-1.4% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference not reached
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rank 845 of 846
PATANJALI
Patanjali Foods Ltd. · FMCG
▼ Stay away
7.6
score /100rank 845 of 846
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹353.90close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹359.77+1.7% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹343.67-2.9% · its typical 10-session fall
-23.0% over three months · -25.8% vs Nifty · -17.3% vs its sector · 13% of its three-month range · after results -8.0% vs Nifty · delivery falling
10 sessions on: -2.5% (-1.7% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference not reached
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rank 844 of 846
TEMBO
Tembo Global Industries Limited
▼ Stay away
8.7
score /100rank 844 of 846
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹60.35close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹64.22+6.4% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹57.36-4.9% · its typical 10-session fall
-89.5% over three months · -92.2% vs Nifty · 0% of its three-month range · after results -5.8% vs Nifty (avg of 2)
10 sessions on: -3.8% (-3.0% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference reached
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rank 843 of 846
CROMPTON
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. · CONSUMER DURABLES
▼ Stay away
10.4
score /100rank 843 of 846
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹246.50close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹254.50+3.2% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹235.72-4.4% · its typical 10-session fall
-18.4% over three months · -21.1% vs Nifty · -32.1% vs its sector · 2% of its three-month range · after results -8.1% vs Nifty
10 sessions on: -4.3% (-3.4% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference reached
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rank 842 of 846
CMSINFO
CMS Info Systems Limited
▼ Stay away
10.6
score /100rank 842 of 846
chance it trails
Nifty in 10 sessions
Nifty in 10 sessions
Entry reference₹254.35close 17 Aug
Upside reference₹260.26+2.3% · its typical 10-session rise
Downside reference₹244.40-3.9% · its typical 10-session fall
-16.0% over three months · -18.8% vs Nifty · 0% of its three-month range · after results -7.9% vs Nifty
10 sessions on: -4.2% (-3.4% vs Nifty) —
went the way it leaned; downside reference reached
Session by session · the full window
| Name | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 | T+4 | T+5 | T+6 | T+7 | T+8 | T+9 | T+10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ Names to look at — move vs Nifty since the close; green while ahead | ||||||||||
| KRNKRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Limited | -0.6% | -1.6% | -1.2% | -3.6% | -4.2% | -1.2% | -1.5% | +0.5% | +5.0% | +1.7% |
| HSCLHimadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. | -0.2% | -3.9% | -10.3% | -16.7% | -15.6% | -16.4% | -15.4% | -13.5% | -14.1% | -15.4% |
| COFORGECoforge Ltd. | -1.3% | +1.3% | +4.4% | +4.9% | +4.0% | +4.6% | +4.4% | +6.1% | +12.0%▲ | +10.8%▲ |
| AVALONAvalon Technologies Limited | +7.2% | +9.9%▲ | +9.3%▲ | +6.2%▲ | +3.2%▲ | +2.3%▲ | +8.4%▲ | +10.4%▲ | +8.8%▲ | +16.1%▲ |
| KDDLKDDL Limited | +0.8% | -2.4% | -3.2% | -1.8% | -5.5% | -4.1% | -3.2% | -2.6% | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| ▼ Names to stay away from — move vs Nifty since the close; green while behind | ||||||||||
| VSTINDVST Industries Limited | +0.7% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -0.7% | -1.5% | -2.4% | -1.3% | -0.7% | -1.4% | -1.4% |
| PATANJALIPatanjali Foods Ltd. | -0.1% | +0.0% | -0.2% | -1.5% | -0.8% | -1.0% | -1.3% | -0.8% | -1.1% | -1.7% |
| TEMBOTembo Global Industries Limited | -0.4% | -0.1% | -3.3% | -3.2% | -4.1% | -6.9%▼ | -2.9%▼ | -3.6%▼ | -3.1%▼ | -3.0%▼ |
| CROMPTONCrompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | -0.1% | +0.5% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +0.1% | -1.6% | -3.0% | -2.7% | -5.0%▼ | -3.4%▼ |
| CMSINFOCMS Info Systems Limited | -1.4% | -2.4% | -1.7% | -2.7% | -1.9% | -3.9% | -2.9% | -4.9%▼ | -4.2%▼ | -3.4%▼ |
| Look at, ahead of Nifty | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| … on the record | 49% | 50% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 51% | 50% | 50% |
| Stay away, behind Nifty | 4/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| … on the record | 55% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 54% |
| Spread, look-at minus stay-away | +1.5% | +1.2% | +0.4% | -1.0% | -2.0% | +0.2% | +0.9% | +2.7% | +4.7% | +4.6% |
| … on the record | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Each cell is the name's move from the close of 17 Aug minus Nifty's over the same sessions, at that session's close. A ▲ or ▼ marks the first session by which the card's upside or downside reference had printed. The on the record rows are what every past call has done at that point — 1,865 calls a side — so a day can be read against what usually happens, not just against zero. Sessions are the name's own; a name that did not trade on a day is measured on the sessions it did.
The whole field · every name
| Rank | Company | Score | Chance | Close | Move, three months | vs Nifty | vs sector | Range | After results | Delivery | 10 sessions on | vs Nifty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 look at | KRNKRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Limited | 93.1 | 51% | ₹1,539.70 | +31.3% | +28.6% | — | 100% | +10.5% | +17.5 pp | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2 look at | HSCLHimadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. | 90.7 | 51% | ₹787.40 | +32.1% | +29.4% | — | 95% | +10.6% | +13.0 pp | -16.3% | -15.4% |
| 3 look at | COFORGECoforge Ltd. | 90.1 | 51% | ₹1,806.00 | +40.9% | +38.1% | +29.7% | 96% | +17.0% | +4.1 pp | +9.9% | +10.8% |
| 4 look at | AVALONAvalon Technologies Limited | 90.1 | 51% | ₹2,059.40 | +55.6% | +52.9% | — | 100% | +8.5% | +4.1 pp | +15.2% | +16.1% |
| 5 look at | KDDLKDDL Limited | 90.0 | 51% | ₹4,084.60 | +81.8% | +79.1% | — | 100% | +18.6% | +2.2 pp | -3.8% | -2.9% |
| 842 stay away | CMSINFOCMS Info Systems Limited | 10.6 | 52% | ₹254.35 | -16.0% | -18.8% | — | 0% | -7.9% | -0.3 pp | -4.2% | -3.4% |
| 843 stay away | CROMPTONCrompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | 10.4 | 52% | ₹246.50 | -18.4% | -21.1% | -32.1% | 2% | -8.1% | +0.8 pp | -4.3% | -3.4% |
| 844 stay away | TEMBOTembo Global Industries Limited | 8.7 | 52% | ₹60.35 | -89.5% | -92.2% | — | 0% | -5.8% | -1.8 pp | -3.8% | -3.0% |
| 845 stay away | PATANJALIPatanjali Foods Ltd. | 7.6 | 52% | ₹353.90 | -23.0% | -25.8% | -17.3% | 13% | -8.0% | -8.6 pp | -2.5% | -1.7% |
| 846 stay away | VSTINDVST Industries Limited | 7.4 | 52% | ₹214.50 | -17.6% | -20.3% | — | 0% | -6.7% | -3.5 pp | -2.2% | -1.4% |
Score ranks every name on six checks over three months, each placed from first to last across the field, then blended: the move and the move against Nifty 30% (on one day and one period they order the field the same way, so they count once), against the sector 20%, where the close sits between the period's high and low 20%, the move against Nifty in the ten sessions after each result in the period 15% (* its last result before the period when there was none), and delivery over the second half of the period against the first half 15%. A missing check's weight is shared among the rest. Chance is the historical rate at which names ranked in the same tenth on this period went the way that tenth leans — blank until a tenth has a hundred judged rows. Every call is judged ten sessions after the close against Nifty, whatever the period.