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F&O market pulse, 13 May 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

Bullish
118 advanced 81 declined
F&O breadth 59% advancing +50 pts
India VIX 19.35 +0.09
Nifty 50 23,429.90 0.00%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.40, expiry rolled

Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 12 May

Swing insights

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

Mood shifted: broad sell-off to bullish Advancing F&O stocks went from 10% on Tue, 12 May to 59% today, a 50-point swing.
Chemicals climbed to #6 Ranked #6 of 21 sectors today (+1.07% avg. move), up from #20 on Tue, 12 May. Automobile fell from #8 to #19.
India VIX highest since 24 Apr Volatility rose 0.09 points to 19.35, its highest close since Fri, 24 Apr.
DIXON bounced back Dixon Technologies went from the worst five on Tue, 12 May to the best five today (+9.97%). FIIs net sellers for a 7th session FIIs sold ₹4,703 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,869 Cr in the cash market. May so far 4 bullish, 3 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 48% advancing.

Wednesday · Closing data for 13 May 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 23,429.90, little changed (0.00%).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−0.43% vs 0.00% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,703 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,869 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 70 points below its max pain strike of 23,500 for the 19 May expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
23,429.90
+0.35 (0.00%)
BANK NIFTY
53,475.80
−230.95 (−0.43%)
FIN NIFTY
25,134.95
−81.30 (−0.32%)

Nifty closed at 23,429.90, little changed (0.00%). Bank Nifty fell 0.43% and Fin Nifty fell 0.32%. Among F&O stocks, 118 advanced and 81 declined. India VIX rose 0.09 points to 19.35. Metals was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+4.08%) and Consumer Discretionary the weakest (−1.14%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.40 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.16% while open interest decreased 3.08%. Nifty closed 70 points below its max pain strike of 23,500 for the 19 May expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,703 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,869 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

118 advanced · 81 declined

India VIX
19.35
+0.09

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Metals11+4.08%
Telecom3+3.47%
Oil & Gas8+2.25%
Infrastructure7+1.88%
Cement4+1.14%
Automobile12−0.69%
Real Estate3−0.93%
Consumer Discretionary2−1.14%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
SAILSteel Authority of India+14.83%
DIXONDixon Technologies+9.97%
IDEAVodafone Idea+6.42%
MANAPPURAMManappuram Finance+6.31%
VEDLVedanta+5.87%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
MFSLMax Financial Services−3.90%
TATAPOWERTata Power−3.13%
KFINTECHKFIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED−3.08%
PAYTMOne97 Communications−2.78%
POWERINDIAHitachi Energy India Ltd−2.61%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹4,703 Cr
DII net
+₹5,869 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.40 → 0.70
Previous close → close (expiry changed)
Nifty futures
Short Covering
Price +0.16%, OI −3.08%
Close vs max pain
70 pts below
Max pain 23,500 (19 May expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 21,100 PE (+29.2 lakh, 19 May expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeCIPLA, 4.1x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 19 May

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