Stolo Market Pulse

Market Pulse – 3 Sep 2026

A snapshot of the market as of 03 Sep 2026 — Nifty, sectors and sentiment, recapped as each session closes.

Thursday · Closing data for 3 Sep 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 23,873.45, down 0.17% (−41.00 points).
  • Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.36% vs −0.17% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,346 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,977 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 77 points below its max pain strike of 23,950 for the 8 Sep expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
23,873.45
−41.00 (−0.17%)
BANK NIFTY
57,380.60
+208.60 (+0.36%)
FIN NIFTY
25,923.05
+110.00 (+0.43%)

Nifty closed at 23,873.45, down 0.17% (−41.00 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.36% and Fin Nifty gained 0.43%. Among F&O stocks, 104 advanced and 95 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.14 points to 11.38. Chemicals was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.23%) and Consumer Discretionary the weakest (−1.06%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.60 the previous session. Nifty closed 77 points below its max pain strike of 23,950 for the 8 Sep expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,346 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,977 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

104 advanced · 95 declined · 1 unchanged

India VIX
11.38
−0.14

Sector performance, ranked

Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.

SectorStocksAvg. move
Chemicals3+2.23%
Real Estate3+2.10%
Realty4+1.32%
Infrastructure7+1.10%
Banking17+0.91%
Consumer Services2−0.85%
Technology11−0.89%
Consumer Discretionary2−1.06%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
INOXWINDINOX WIND LIMITED+4.83%
RBLBANKRBL Bank+4.80%
SOLARINDSSolar Industries+4.37%
BSEBSE+4.36%
SBICARDSBI Cards+4.07%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
GODREJCPGodrej Consumer Products−2.76%
KAYNESKAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD−2.74%
BHARATFORGBharat Forge−2.50%
FEDERALBNKFederal Bank−2.48%
APLAPOLLOAPL Apollo Tubes−2.29%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹2,346 Cr
DII net
+₹4,977 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.60 → 0.70
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
No clear build-up
Price 0.00%, OI +2.56%
Close vs max pain
77 pts below
Max pain 23,950 (8 Sep expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 24,000 CE (+96.4 lakh, 8 Sep expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeRBLBANK, 3.2x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 8 Sep

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