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F&O market pulse, 06 Feb 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 6 February 2026.

Bearish
80 advanced 112 declined
F&O breadth 42% advancing +1 pts
India VIX 12.01 −0.14
Nifty 50 25,674.15 +0.13%
Nifty PCR 1.20 from 1.00

Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 5 Feb

Swing insights

What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.

2nd straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 2 sessions in a row; today 42% of F&O stocks advanced.
The index hid weak breadth Nifty 50 rose 0.13%, yet 58% of F&O stocks declined. The move was narrower than the index suggests.
Telecom climbed to #6 Ranked #6 of 21 sectors today (+0.33% avg. move), up from #20 on Thu, 5 Feb. Textile fell from #1 to #10.
India VIX lowest since 19 Jan Volatility eased 0.14 points to 12.01, its lowest close since Mon, 19 Jan.
POLICYBZR reversed lower PB FinTech went from the best five on Thu, 5 Feb to the worst five today (−3.69%). FIIs net buyers FIIs bought ₹1,951 Cr and DIIs sold ₹1,265 Cr in the cash market.

Friday · Closing data for 6 Feb 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 25,674.15, up 0.13% (+33.45 points).
  • Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (+0.09% vs +0.13% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net buyers of ₹1,951 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,265 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 24 points above its max pain strike of 25,650 for the 10 Feb expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
25,674.15
+33.45 (+0.13%)
BANK NIFTY
60,112.85
+55.95 (+0.09%)
FIN NIFTY
27,798.35
+90.80 (+0.33%)

Nifty closed at 25,674.15, up 0.13% (+33.45 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (+0.09%) and Fin Nifty gained 0.33%. Among F&O stocks, 80 advanced and 112 declined. India VIX eased 0.14 points to 12.01. Consumer Services was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.33%) and Information Technology the weakest (−2.07%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.20 against 1.00 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Build-Up: price rose 0.04% while open interest increased 2.31%. Nifty closed 24 points above its max pain strike of 25,650 for the 10 Feb expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹1,951 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,265 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

80 advanced · 112 declined

India VIX
12.01
−0.14

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Consumer Services2+2.33%
Real Estate3+1.19%
FMCG17+0.93%
Capital Goods21+0.47%
Oil & Gas8+0.36%
Technology11−1.51%
Chemicals3−1.64%
Information Technology2−2.07%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
POWERINDIAHitachi Energy India Ltd+14.10%
LICILIC of India+7.02%
NYKAANykaa+5.87%
ITCITC+5.24%
AMBERAMBER ENTERPRISES+3.72%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
UNOMINDAUNO MINDA LIMITED−6.49%
SIEMENSSiemens−4.74%
POLICYBZRPB FinTech−3.69%
COFORGECoforge−3.65%
TATAELXSITata Elxsi−3.42%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
+₹1,951 Cr
DII net
−₹1,265 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
1.00 → 1.20
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Long Build-Up
Price +0.04%, OI +2.31%
Close vs max pain
24 pts above
Max pain 25,650 (10 Feb expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 25,500 PE (+57.0 lakh, 10 Feb expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeLICI, 3.7x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 10 Feb

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