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F&O market pulse, 06 Aug 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Thursday, 6 August 2026.

Broad sell-off
63 advanced 5 unchanged 131 declined
F&O breadth 32% advancing −24 pts
India VIX 12.14 +0.22
Nifty 50 24,636.00 +0.05%
Nifty PCR 0.90 from 0.80

Changes vs the previous session, Wed, 5 Aug

Swing insights

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

Mood shifted: bullish to broad sell-off Advancing F&O stocks went from 56% on Wed, 5 Aug to 32% today, a 24-point swing.
The index hid weak breadth Nifty 50 rose 0.05%, yet 68% of F&O stocks declined. The move was narrower than the index suggests.
Consumer Discretionary climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.31% avg. move), up from #21 on Wed, 5 Aug. Cement fell from #3 to #20.
India VIX highest since 30 Jul Volatility rose 0.22 points to 12.14, its highest close since Thu, 30 Jul.
SONACOMS reversed lower Sona BLW Precision Forgings went from the best five on Wed, 5 Aug to the worst five today (−2.77%). FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹18 Cr and DIIs bought ₹4,014 Cr in the cash market.

Thursday · Closing data for 6 Aug 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 24,636.00, little changed (+0.05%).
  • Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.56% vs +0.05% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹18 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,014 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 36 points above its max pain strike of 24,600 for the 11 Aug expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
24,636.00
+11.35 (+0.05%)
BANK NIFTY
58,063.65
+323.70 (+0.56%)
FIN NIFTY
26,863.50
+19.60 (+0.07%)

Nifty closed at 24,636.00, little changed (+0.05%). Bank Nifty gained 0.56% and Fin Nifty was little changed (+0.07%). Among F&O stocks, 63 advanced and 131 declined, with 5 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.22 points to 12.14. Consumer Discretionary was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.31%) and Real Estate the weakest (−1.58%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.90 against 0.80 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.37% while open interest decreased 3.77%. Nifty closed 36 points above its max pain strike of 24,600 for the 11 Aug expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹18 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,014 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

63 advanced · 131 declined · 5 unchanged

India VIX
12.14
+0.22

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Consumer Discretionary2+2.31%
Banking17+1.20%
Capital Goods21+0.55%
Consumer Services2+0.44%
FMCG17+0.14%
Power9−1.26%
Cement4−1.35%
Real Estate3−1.58%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
MAZDOCKMAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUIL LTD+6.28%
HALHindustan Aeronautics+5.92%
KALYANKJILKalyan Jewellers+5.00%
BDLBHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED+4.76%
COCHINSHIPCOCHINSHIP+4.56%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
BLUESTARCOBLUE STAR LIMITED−5.65%
POWERGRIDPower Grid Corporation of India−3.90%
LODHAMacrotech Developers−2.88%
BSEBSE−2.82%
SONACOMSSona BLW Precision Forgings−2.77%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹18 Cr
DII net
+₹4,014 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.80 → 0.90
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Short Covering
Price +0.37%, OI −3.77%
Close vs max pain
36 pts above
Max pain 24,600 (11 Aug expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 24,600 PE (+35.1 lakh, 11 Aug expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeBLUESTARCO, 4.8x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 11 Aug

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