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F&O market pulse, 11 Mar 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.

Broad sell-off
31 advanced 160 declined
F&O breadth 16% advancing −72 pts
India VIX 21.20 +2.36
Nifty 50 23,850.60 −1.80%
Nifty PCR 0.60 from 1.10, expiry rolled

Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 10 Mar

Swing insights

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

Wednesday · Closing data for 11 Mar 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 23,850.60, down 1.80% (−437.55 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−2.33% vs −1.80% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹6,267 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,966 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 249 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 17 Mar expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
23,850.60
−437.55 (−1.80%)
BANK NIFTY
55,669.55
−1,326.15 (−2.33%)
FIN NIFTY
25,896.60
−670.05 (−2.52%)

Nifty closed at 23,850.60, down 1.80% (−437.55 points). Bank Nifty fell 2.33% and Fin Nifty fell 2.52%. Among F&O stocks, 31 advanced and 160 declined. India VIX rose 2.36 points to 21.20. Others was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (−0.10%) and Automobile the weakest (−2.87%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.60 against 1.10 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 1.86% while open interest increased 4.09%. Nifty closed 249 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 17 Mar expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹6,267 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,966 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

31 advanced · 160 declined

India VIX
21.20
+2.36

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Others4−0.10%
Power9−0.12%
Pharma16−0.15%
Oil & Gas8−0.40%
Metals11−0.43%
Real Estate3−2.35%
Telecom3−2.51%
Automobile12−2.87%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
PREMIERENEPREMIERENE+4.95%
ASTRALAstral+4.44%
BLUESTARCOBLUE STAR LIMITED+2.70%
SAILSteel Authority of India+2.23%
OILOil India+2.23%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
COLPALColgate Palmolive−7.15%
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance−5.10%
AXISBANKAxis Bank−4.87%
TVSMOTORTVS Motors−4.76%
ASHOKLEYAshok Leyland−4.64%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹6,267 Cr
DII net
+₹4,966 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
1.10 → 0.60
Previous close → close (expiry changed)
Nifty futures
Short Build-Up
Price −1.86%, OI +4.09%
Close vs max pain
249 pts below
Max pain 24,100 (17 Mar expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 25,200 CE (+37.7 lakh, 17 Mar expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeCOLPAL, 3.4x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 17 Mar

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