Healthcare leads the Nifty 500 sector scores, while real estate and IT sit at the bottom

Healthcare comes out on top by a clear margin, energy is second, and real estate is last. As of 06 Oct 2026 · Live data: 72Money Sector Pulse

The market has had a rough few weeks. Crude is high, the rupee is weak, and the RBI announces its policy on 7 October with a rate hike widely expected. When most stocks are falling, it is harder to see which parts of the market are still in good shape.

Sector Pulse is our answer to that. It takes the AI + Quant score of every stock, which looks at fundamentals, technicals, risk and macro, and averages it by sector. Here is how the Nifty 500 looks today.

The Nifty 500 average is 55.0. Only four sectors are above it. See the full breakdown for each sector on Sector Pulse

Healthcare is ahead on almost everything

Healthcare's 63.5 is the highest sector score, and it leads on three of the four factor engines. The model rates about 15% of all Nifty 500 stocks as "Strong". In healthcare the figure is 45%: 20 of its 44 stocks. The sector has 9% of the index's companies but 28% of its Strong ratings.

It is not only the big names either. The smaller healthcare stocks outside the Nifty 100 average 63.1 on their own, which would still beat every other sector. Pharma makers are doing most of the work, while hospitals score noticeably lower.

This lines up with what fund managers have been doing. In our flexi cap study, healthcare was the sector they added most to this year.

Which pharma names lead the sector?Explore [Sector Pulse](https://72money.ai/sector-pulse)

Energy has the best fundamentals

Energy is second at 60.9, and no sector scores higher on fundamentals. But the average hides a big split. The top of the sector scores above 75, the bottom below 40, and the gap follows the crude price: companies that produce oil and coal score well, while fuel retailers lag.

Financials: the biggest sector, held back by rates

Financial services is about a quarter of the Nifty 500 by market value, and it scores 54.7, just under the average. Its fundamentals and price trend are fine. What pulls it down is macro: with the model set for rising rates, lenders lose points.

Inside the sector there is a clear order. Banks score best, NBFCs lower, and capital markets companies lowest. Switch Sector Pulse to the By industry view to see the split.

Technology: good businesses, bumpy stocks

Technology is the odd one out. Its fundamentals are the second best of any sector, yet it ranks tenth overall, because it has the weakest risk score in the whole table. IT stocks have moved too sharply in both directions this year, and the model penalises that.

Size matters a lot here. The six large IT names average 57.5, while the 30 smaller ones average 50.0.

Real estate: last, despite strong prices

Real estate is at the bottom with 47.9, and none of its 13 stocks is rated Strong. The surprise is that its price trend is the second best of any sector. The score is dragged down by macro and risk. Developers are among the most rate-sensitive businesses in the market, and the model currently expects rates to rise.

Before you read too much into it

Every sector has strong and weak stocks. A sector average shows where the odds are better. It does not pick stocks for you.

A quarter of the score depends on the model's macro view. If the RBI holds rates or crude cools off, rate-sensitive sectors like real estate and NBFCs could move up the table quickly.

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