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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 03 Aug 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 3 August 2026.
Broad rally 80% of F&O stocks advanced
156 advanced 39 declined
F&O breadth 80% advancing +21 pts
India VIX 11.86 +0.05
Nifty 50 24,774.30 +1.67%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 1.00
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 31 Jul
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
2nd straight bullish session F&O breadth has stayed above 50% for 2 sessions in a row; today 80% of F&O stocks advanced.
Consumer Services climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (+3.08% avg. move), up from #21 on Fri, 31 Jul. Telecom fell from #7 to #21. APLAPOLLO bounced back APL Apollo Tubes went from the worst five on Fri, 31 Jul to the best five today (+7.38%). FIIs net buyers for a 5th session FIIs bought ₹922 Cr and DIIs bought ₹1,571 Cr in the cash market. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,774.30, up 1.67% (+407.50 points).
- Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (+1.80% vs +1.67% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹922 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,571 Cr.
- Nifty closed 224 points above its max pain strike of 24,550 for the 4 Aug expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,774.30
+407.50 (+1.67%)
BANK NIFTY
58,247.95
+1,032.15 (+1.80%)
FIN NIFTY
26,984.45
+401.60 (+1.51%)
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.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
156 advanced · 39 declined
India VIX
11.86
+0.05
Sector performance, ranked
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% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| 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% |
Worst performers
| 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% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹922 Cr
DII net
+₹1,571 Cr
Unusual activity
| 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 |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 4 Aug
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 31 Jul 2026 Bullish 115 up, 79 down Top sectorOthers +1.85% Top gainerBAJFINANCE +7.97% India VIX11.81 Nifty 50+0.29% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 4 Aug 2026 Broad sell-off 63 up, 129 down Top sectorMetals +1.41% Top gainerKEI +9.49% India VIX12.10 Nifty 50−0.64% Read the recap