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F&O market pulse, 12 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Thursday, 12 February 2026.
Bearish 40% of F&O stocks advanced
77 advanced 1 unchanged 114 declined
F&O breadth 40% advancing −16 pts
India VIX 11.74 +0.18
Nifty 50 25,796.15 −0.57%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.90
Changes vs the previous session, Wed, 11 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: bullish to bearish Advancing F&O stocks went from 56% on Wed, 11 Feb to 40% today, a 16-point swing.
Finance climbed to #4 Ranked #4 of 21 sectors today (+0.15% avg. move), up from #16 on Wed, 11 Feb. Real Estate fell from #5 to #18. FIIs net buyers for a 5th session FIIs bought ₹108 Cr and DIIs bought ₹277 Cr in the cash market. February so far 4 bullish, 5 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 52% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,796.15, down 0.57% (−146.75 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (−0.05% vs −0.57% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹108 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹277 Cr.
- Nifty closed 54 points below its max pain strike of 25,850 for the 17 Feb expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,796.15
−146.75 (−0.57%)
BANK NIFTY
60,707.40
−30.30 (−0.05%)
FIN NIFTY
28,379.75
+112.55 (+0.40%)
Nifty closed at 25,796.15, down 0.57% (−146.75 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (−0.05%) and Fin Nifty gained 0.40%. Among F&O stocks, 77 advanced and 114 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.18 points to 11.74. Automobile was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+0.56%) and Information Technology the weakest (−6.16%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.90 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 0.52% while open interest increased 1.94%. Nifty closed 54 points below its max pain strike of 25,850 for the 17 Feb expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹108 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹277 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
77 advanced · 114 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
11.74
+0.18
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Automobile | 12 | +0.56% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | +0.38% |
| Pharma | 16 | +0.19% |
| Finance | 30 | +0.15% |
| FMCG | 17 | −0.05% |
| Realty | 4 | −1.62% |
| Technology | 11 | −4.83% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −6.16% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MFSL | Max Financial Services | +5.39% |
| BAJFINANCE | Bajaj Finance | +3.51% |
| MUTHOOTFIN | Muthoot Finance | +3.25% |
| TIINDIA | Tube Investment | +2.93% |
| BHARATFORG | Bharat Forge | +2.55% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KPITTECH | KPIT Technologies | −7.19% |
| COFORGE | Coforge | −6.43% |
| OFSS | OFSS | −6.31% |
| INFY | Infosys | −5.91% |
| TECHM | Tech Mahindra | −5.86% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹108 Cr
DII net
+₹277 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,900 CE (+71.1 lakh, 17 Feb expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | BHARATFORG, 3.9x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 17 Feb
Around this session
Previous session Wednesday, 11 Feb 2026 Bullish 107 up, 84 down Top sectorPharma +1.90% Top gainerEICHERMOT +6.53% India VIX11.56 Nifty 50+0.10% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 Bullish 112 up, 79 down Top sectorBanking +1.25% Top gainerPAYTM +4.39% India VIX12.67 Nifty 50+0.13% Read the recap