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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 06 Jan 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
Mixed 53% of F&O stocks advanced
99 advanced 3 unchanged 87 declined
F&O breadth 53% advancing +7 pts
India VIX 9.98 0.00
Nifty 50 26,174.65 −0.26%
Nifty PCR 0.50 from 0.60
Changes vs the previous session, Mon, 5 Jan
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Telecom climbed to #4 Ranked #4 of 20 sectors today (+0.50% avg. move), up from #20 on Mon, 5 Jan. Realty fell from #2 to #19. CUMMINSIND fell again Cummins was among the five worst F&O stocks for a second session (−4.06% today). FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹108 Cr and DIIs bought ₹1,749 Cr in the cash market.
Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 26,174.65, down 0.26% (−69.40 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.07% vs −0.26% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹108 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,749 Cr.
- Nifty closed 25 points below its max pain strike of 26,200 for the 13 Jan expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
26,174.65
−69.40 (−0.26%)
BANK NIFTY
60,095.80
+40.85 (+0.07%)
FIN NIFTY
27,921.35
+60.55 (+0.22%)
Nifty closed at 26,174.65, down 0.26% (−69.40 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (+0.07%) and Fin Nifty gained 0.22%. Among F&O stocks, 99 advanced and 87 declined, with 3 unchanged. India VIX was unchanged to 9.98. Pharma was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.84%) and Textile the weakest (−3.35%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.50 against 0.60 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 0.18% while open interest increased 1.58%. Nifty closed 25 points below its max pain strike of 26,200 for the 13 Jan expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹108 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,749 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
99 advanced · 87 declined · 3 unchanged
India VIX
9.98
0.00
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Pharma | 16 | +1.84% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.64% |
| Power | 9 | +0.61% |
| Telecom | 3 | +0.50% |
| Metals | 11 | +0.41% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | −0.93% |
| Realty | 4 | −1.24% |
| Textile | 3 | −3.35% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| IEX | Indian Energy Exchange | +8.90% |
| NATIONALUM | NALCO | +5.10% |
| DIVISLAB | Divis Laboratories | +4.76% |
| LUPIN | Lupin | +3.74% |
| FORTIS | FORTIS HEALTHCARE LTD | +3.68% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| TRENT | Trent | −8.20% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | −5.47% |
| RELIANCE | Reliance Industries | −4.33% |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins | −4.06% |
| SAIL | Steel Authority of India | −3.11% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹108 Cr
DII net
+₹1,749 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,500 PE (+48.6 lakh, 13 Jan expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | IEX, 9.4x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 13 Jan
Around this session
Previous session Monday, 5 Jan 2026 Mixed 86 up, 101 down Top sectorReal Estate +2.73% Top gainerPGEL +4.56% India VIX9.98 Nifty 50−0.34% Read the recap Next session Wednesday, 7 Jan 2026 Mixed 94 up, 94 down Top sectorInformation Technology +7.88% Top gainerTATAELXSI +9.51% India VIX9.94 Nifty 50−0.12% Read the recap