# Communication & Networking (NSE sector)

10 stocks (10 Small Cap) · combined market cap ₹26,738.97 crore · Equity data as of **2026-10-01**. End-of-day data derived from NSE bhavcopy. Historical prices are adjusted for splits and bonuses.

## Latest session

Breadth: 2 advances, 8 declines, 0 unchanged.

Cap-weighted move: -2.25% · median stock: -2.61%.

### Biggest drags

| Symbol | Name | Change | Approx weight | Est. contribution (% pts) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [RAILTEL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/RAILTEL.md) | Railtel Corporation of India Ltd | -3.18% | 39.39% | -1.25 |
| [AVANTEL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/AVANTEL.md) | Avantel Ltd | -2.45% | 13.53% | -0.33 |
| [ASTRAMICRO](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/ASTRAMICRO.md) | Astra Microwave Products Ltd | -0.75% | 32.31% | -0.24 |
| [NELCO](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/NELCO.md) | Nelco Ltd | -2.77% | 5.1% | -0.14 |
| [QUADFUTURE](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/QUADFUTURE.md) | Quadrant Future Tek Ltd | -2.93% | 4.39% | -0.13 |

### Biggest lifts

| Symbol | Name | Change | Approx weight | Est. contribution (% pts) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AKSHOPTFBR](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/AKSHOPTFBR.md) | Aksh Optifibre Ltd | +1.43% | 0.33% | 0.00 |
| [SMARTLINK](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/SMARTLINK.md) | Smartlink Holdings Ltd | +0.09% | 0.45% | 0.00 |

### Top gainers

| Symbol | Name | Change | Approx weight | Est. contribution (% pts) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AKSHOPTFBR](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/AKSHOPTFBR.md) | Aksh Optifibre Ltd | +1.43% | 0.33% | 0.00 |
| [SMARTLINK](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/SMARTLINK.md) | Smartlink Holdings Ltd | +0.09% | 0.45% | 0.00 |

### Top losers

| Symbol | Name | Change | Approx weight | Est. contribution (% pts) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [RTL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/RTL.md) | Rama Telecom Ltd | -4.04% | 0.33% | -0.01 |
| [STLNETWORK](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/STLNETWORK.md) | STL Networks Ltd | -3.66% | 3.37% | -0.12 |
| [RAILTEL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/RAILTEL.md) | Railtel Corporation of India Ltd | -3.18% | 39.39% | -1.25 |
| [QUADFUTURE](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/QUADFUTURE.md) | Quadrant Future Tek Ltd | -2.93% | 4.39% | -0.13 |
| [NELCO](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/NELCO.md) | Nelco Ltd | -2.77% | 5.1% | -0.14 |

## Returns

| | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | YTD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cap-weighted | -1.19% | -0.95% | -8.54% | +40.36% | +8.00% | +16.34% |
| Median stock | -2.94% | -3.73% | +0.06% | +60.29% | +11.15% | +18.83% |

Approximate weights use each constituent's full market cap, not NSE's free-float weights, so contributions are estimates. Period returns are each stock's own return, combined by today's market cap (capWeighted) or as the median stock.

## All stocks by market cap

| Symbol | Name | Cap | Close | Change | 1M | 1Y | From 52W high |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [RAILTEL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/RAILTEL.md) | Railtel Corporation of India Ltd | Small Cap | 257.2 | -3.18% | -7.45% | -32.98% | -35.32% |
| [ASTRAMICRO](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/ASTRAMICRO.md) | Astra Microwave Products Ltd | Small Cap | 1,624.5 | -0.75% | -3.67% | +61.88% | -12.74% |
| [AVANTEL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/AVANTEL.md) | Avantel Ltd | Small Cap | 150.28 | -2.45% | -4.08% | -17.09% | -29.00% |
| [NELCO](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/NELCO.md) | Nelco Ltd | Small Cap | 889.2 | -2.77% | -3.80% | +3.55% | -17.78% |
| [QUADFUTURE](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/QUADFUTURE.md) | Quadrant Future Tek Ltd | Small Cap | 531.4 | -2.93% | +26.78% | +29.89% | -2.94% |
| [STLNETWORK](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/STLNETWORK.md) | STL Networks Ltd | Small Cap | 47.18 | -3.66% | +73.71% | +57.95% | -13.61% |
| [KAVDEFENCE](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/KAVDEFENCE.md) | Kavveri Defence & Wireless Technologies Ltd | Small Cap | 77.6 | -2.37% | +38.45% | -47.34% | -47.34% |
| [SMARTLINK](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/SMARTLINK.md) | Smartlink Holdings Ltd | Small Cap | 212.1 | +0.09% | -1.08% | +46.99% | -9.13% |
| [AKSHOPTFBR](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/AKSHOPTFBR.md) | Aksh Optifibre Ltd | Small Cap | 7.07 | +1.43% | -4.72% | -6.36% | -19.57% |
| [RTL](https://bhavcopy.live/agents/stocks/RTL.md) | Rama Telecom Ltd | Small Cap | 76 | -4.04% | -8.71% | +18.75% | -21.85% |

## More data

- JSON with every stock: https://bhavcopy.live/agents/sectors/communication-networking.json
- All sectors: https://bhavcopy.live/agents/sectors.json
- Market overview: https://bhavcopy.live/agents/market.md

_For information only. Not investment advice. Verify with the exchange before acting on this data._