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F&O market pulse, 06 Apr 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 6 April 2026.

Broad rally
169 advanced 1 unchanged 26 declined
F&O breadth 87% advancing +48 pts
India VIX 25.56 +0.19
Nifty 50 22,957.50 +1.13%
Nifty PCR 1.60 from 1.50

Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 2 Apr

Swing insights

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

Monday · Closing data for 6 Apr 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 22,957.50, up 1.13% (+257.20 points).
  • Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+1.98% vs +1.13% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹8,167 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹8,089 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 43 points below its max pain strike of 23,000 for the 7 Apr expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
22,957.50
+257.20 (+1.13%)
BANK NIFTY
52,585.35
+1,021.55 (+1.98%)
FIN NIFTY
24,573.00
+526.25 (+2.19%)

Nifty closed at 22,957.50, up 1.13% (+257.20 points). Bank Nifty gained 1.98% and Fin Nifty gained 2.19%. Among F&O stocks, 169 advanced and 26 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.19 points to 25.56. Consumer Discretionary was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+5.78%) and Oil & Gas the weakest (−0.48%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.60 against 1.50 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Build-Up: price rose 1.28% while open interest increased 0.34%. Nifty closed 43 points below its max pain strike of 23,000 for the 7 Apr expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹8,167 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹8,089 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

169 advanced · 26 declined · 1 unchanged

India VIX
25.56
+0.19

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Consumer Discretionary2+5.78%
Textile3+3.91%
Power9+3.01%
Cement4+2.73%
Banking17+2.51%
Information Technology2+0.56%
Pharma16+0.52%
Oil & Gas8−0.48%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
TRENTTrent+8.55%
ADANIGREENAdani Green Energy+8.20%
KALYANKJILKalyan Jewellers+6.90%
IEXIndian Energy Exchange+5.72%
RBLBANKRBL Bank+5.32%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
RELIANCEReliance Industries−3.32%
ASTRALAstral−2.29%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corporation−1.66%
MAXHEALTHMax Healthcare Institute−1.43%
POWERINDIAHitachi Energy India Ltd−1.40%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹8,167 Cr
DII net
+₹8,089 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
1.50 → 1.60
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Long Build-Up
Price +1.28%, OI +0.34%
Close vs max pain
43 pts below
Max pain 23,000 (7 Apr expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 22,500 PE (+47.9 lakh, 7 Apr expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeRBLBANK, 2.0x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 7 Apr

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