A snapshot of the market as of 03 Aug 2026 — Nifty, sectors and sentiment, recapped as each session closes.
Nifty closed at 24,774.30, up 1.67% (+407.50 points). Bank Nifty gained 1.80% and Fin Nifty gained 1.51%. Among F&O stocks, 156 advanced and 39 declined. India VIX rose 0.05 points to 11.86. Cement was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+3.27%) and Telecom the weakest (−0.15%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 1.00 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.80% while open interest decreased 5.74%. Nifty closed 224 points above its max pain strike of 24,550 for the 4 Aug expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹922 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,571 Cr.
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
156 advanced · 39 declined
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Cement | 4 | +3.27% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | +3.08% |
| Information Technology | 2 | +3.06% |
| Technology | 11 | +2.41% |
| Real Estate | 3 | +2.10% |
| Power | 9 | +0.52% |
| Pharma | 16 | +0.04% |
| Telecom | 3 | −0.15% |
F&O stocks.
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| APLAPOLLO | APL Apollo Tubes | +7.38% |
| JUBLFOOD | Jubilant FoodWorks | +7.18% |
| DIVISLAB | Divis Laboratories | +6.18% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | +5.42% |
| ASHOKLEY | Ashok Leyland | +5.35% |
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MUTHOOTFIN | Muthoot Finance | −7.59% |
| CGPOWER | CG Power & Industrial Solutions | −3.96% |
| GAIL | GAIL | −3.81% |
| IEX | Indian Energy Exchange | −2.97% |
| SAIL | Steel Authority of India | −2.28% |
Cash market, final figures for the day.
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,600 PE (+108.2 lakh, 4 Aug expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | MUTHOOTFIN, 5.0x 20-day average |
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