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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 05 Jan 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Mixed 46% of F&O stocks advanced
86 advanced 2 unchanged 101 declined
F&O breadth 46% advancing
India VIX 9.98 +0.46
Nifty 50 26,244.05 −0.34%
Nifty PCR 0.60 from 0.80
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 26,244.05, down 0.34% (−89.10 points).
- Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (−0.20% vs −0.34% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹36 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,764 Cr.
- Nifty closed 6 points below its max pain strike of 26,250 for the 6 Jan expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
26,244.05
−89.10 (−0.34%)
BANK NIFTY
60,054.95
−121.05 (−0.20%)
FIN NIFTY
27,860.80
−46.50 (−0.17%)
Nifty closed at 26,244.05, down 0.34% (−89.10 points). Bank Nifty fell 0.20% and Fin Nifty fell 0.17%. Among F&O stocks, 86 advanced and 101 declined, with 2 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.46 points to 9.98. Real Estate was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.73%) and Telecom the weakest (−2.04%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.60 against 0.80 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 0.47% while open interest increased 1.05%. Nifty closed 6 points below its max pain strike of 26,250 for the 6 Jan expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹36 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,764 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
86 advanced · 101 declined · 2 unchanged
India VIX
9.98
+0.46
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 3 | +2.73% |
| Realty | 4 | +1.24% |
| Chemicals | 3 | +1.18% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.92% |
| Cement | 4 | +0.86% |
| Technology | 11 | −1.21% |
| Oil & Gas | 8 | −1.25% |
| Telecom | 3 | −2.04% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PGEL | PG ELECTROPLAST LTD | +4.56% |
| UNIONBANK | Union Bank of India | +3.59% |
| VOLTAS | Voltas | +3.46% |
| AMBER | AMBER ENTERPRISES | +3.33% |
| SOLARINDS | Solar Industries | +3.29% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins | −4.21% |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea | −3.80% |
| TIINDIA | Tube Investment | −2.72% |
| NBCC | NBCC (India) | −2.53% |
| INFY | Infosys | −2.27% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹36 Cr
DII net
+₹1,764 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 26,300 CE (+96.6 lakh, 6 Jan expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | GODREJPROP, 3.6x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 6 Jan