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F&O market pulse, 12 May 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Tuesday, 12 May 2026.
Broad sell-off 10% of F&O stocks advanced
19 advanced 180 declined
F&O breadth 10% advancing −11 pts
India VIX 19.26 +0.75
Nifty 50 23,429.55 −1.64%
Nifty PCR 0.40 from 0.40
Changes vs the previous session, Mon, 11 May
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
3rd straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 3 sessions in a row; today 10% of F&O stocks advanced.
Oil & Gas climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+0.36% avg. move), up from #15 on Mon, 11 May. Chemicals fell from #2 to #20. India VIX highest since 24 Apr Volatility rose 0.75 points to 19.26, its highest close since Fri, 24 Apr.
UPL reversed lower United Phosphorus went from the best five on Mon, 11 May to the worst five today (−6.26%). FIIs net sellers for a 6th session FIIs sold ₹1,959 Cr and DIIs bought ₹7,990 Cr in the cash market. May so far 3 bullish, 3 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 46% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,429.55, down 1.64% (−390.70 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (−1.42% vs −1.64% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,959 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹7,990 Cr.
- Nifty closed 220 points below its max pain strike of 23,650 for the 19 May expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,429.55
−390.70 (−1.64%)
BANK NIFTY
53,706.75
−771.35 (−1.42%)
FIN NIFTY
25,216.25
−439.70 (−1.71%)
Nifty closed at 23,429.55, down 1.64% (−390.70 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.42% and Fin Nifty fell 1.71%. Among F&O stocks, 19 advanced and 180 declined. India VIX rose 0.75 points to 19.26. Oil & Gas was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+0.36%) and Real Estate the weakest (−4.92%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.40 against 0.40 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 1.86% while open interest increased 7.14%. Nifty closed 220 points below its max pain strike of 23,650 for the 19 May expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,959 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹7,990 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
19 advanced · 180 declined
India VIX
19.26
+0.75
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas | 8 | +0.36% |
| Metals | 11 | −0.22% |
| Pharma | 16 | −1.29% |
| FMCG | 17 | −1.31% |
| Telecom | 3 | −1.35% |
| Technology | 11 | −3.64% |
| Chemicals | 3 | −4.37% |
| Real Estate | 3 | −4.92% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| OIL | Oil India | +7.62% |
| ONGC | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation | +4.90% |
| BIOCON | Biocon | +2.81% |
| VEDL | Vedanta | +2.32% |
| HINDZINC | HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED | +2.14% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | −6.91% |
| JSWENERGY | JSW Energy | −6.76% |
| UPL | United Phosphorus | −6.26% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | −6.13% |
| PRESTIGE | Prestige Estate | −6.06% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹1,959 Cr
DII net
+₹7,990 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 23,500 CE (+33.3 lakh, 19 May expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | OIL, 3.4x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 19 May
Around this session
Previous session Monday, 11 May 2026 Broad sell-off 41 up, 158 down Top sectorTelecom +2.24% Top gainerIDEA +8.55% India VIX18.51 Nifty 50−1.49% Read the recap Next session Wednesday, 13 May 2026 Bullish 118 up, 81 down Top sectorMetals +4.08% Top gainerSAIL +14.83% India VIX19.35 Nifty 500.00% Read the recap