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F&O market pulse, 02 Mar 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 2 March 2026.
Broad sell-off 12% of F&O stocks advanced
22 advanced 1 unchanged 168 declined
F&O breadth 12% advancing −4 pts
India VIX 16.93 +3.23
Nifty 50 24,850.60 −1.33%
Nifty PCR 0.80 from 0.50
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 27 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
2nd straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 2 sessions in a row; today 12% of F&O stocks advanced.
Telecom climbed to #5 Ranked #5 of 21 sectors today (−1.12% avg. move), up from #19 on Fri, 27 Feb. Oil & Gas fell from #2 to #18. KEI kept climbing KEI Industries was among the five best F&O stocks for a second session (+2.78% today). FIIs net sellers for a 3rd session FIIs sold ₹3,296 Cr and DIIs bought ₹8,594 Cr in the cash market. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,850.60, down 1.33% (−334.10 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (−1.04% vs −1.33% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹3,296 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹8,594 Cr.
- Nifty closed 149 points below its max pain strike of 25,000 for the 10 Mar expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,850.60
−334.10 (−1.33%)
BANK NIFTY
59,862.25
−628.65 (−1.04%)
FIN NIFTY
27,540.40
−338.50 (−1.21%)
Nifty closed at 24,850.60, down 1.33% (−334.10 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.04% and Fin Nifty fell 1.21%. Among F&O stocks, 22 advanced and 168 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX rose 3.23 points to 16.93. Chemicals was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+0.66%) and Infrastructure the weakest (−3.51%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.80 against 0.50 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 1.41% while open interest increased 5.40%. Nifty closed 149 points below its max pain strike of 25,000 for the 10 Mar expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹3,296 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹8,594 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
22 advanced · 168 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
16.93
+3.23
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | 3 | +0.66% |
| Metals | 11 | +0.37% |
| Pharma | 16 | −0.29% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | −0.82% |
| Telecom | 3 | −1.12% |
| Automobile | 12 | −2.39% |
| Power | 9 | −2.47% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | −3.51% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SOLARINDS | Solar Industries | +3.67% |
| MUTHOOTFIN | Muthoot Finance | +3.56% |
| TIINDIA | Tube Investment | +3.22% |
| KEI | KEI Industries | +2.78% |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics | +2.73% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INDIGO | Interglobe Aviation | −6.11% |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro | −5.06% |
| RVNL | RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED | −4.82% |
| IREDA | Indian Renewable Energy | −4.56% |
| IOC | Indian Oil Corporation | −4.23% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹3,296 Cr
DII net
+₹8,594 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 23,500 PE (+41.7 lakh, 10 Mar expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | ANGELONE, 5.3x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 10 Mar
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 27 Feb 2026 Broad sell-off 29 up, 162 down Top sectorConsumer Discretionary +0.28% Top gainerDIXON +3.95% India VIX13.70 Nifty 50−1.21% Read the recap Next session Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026 Broad sell-off 13 up, 178 down Top sectorChemicals +0.16% Top gainerSOLARINDS +4.38% India VIX20.95 Nifty 50−1.51% Read the recap