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F&O market pulse, 15 Jul 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 15 July 2026.

Bullish
121 advanced 1 unchanged 77 declined
F&O breadth 61% advancing +33 pts
India VIX 13.27 −0.53
Nifty 50 24,074.85 +0.17%
Nifty PCR 1.00 from 0.90, expiry rolled

Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 14 Jul

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 28% on Tue, 14 Jul to 61% today, a 33-point swing.
Consumer Services climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.30% avg. move), up from #13 on Tue, 14 Jul. Metals fell from #3 to #19.
India VIX lowest since 10 Jul Volatility eased 0.53 points to 13.27, its lowest close since Fri, 10 Jul.
ADANIPOWER reversed lower ADANIPOWER went from the best five on Tue, 14 Jul to the worst five today (−2.88%).
FIIs net sellers for a 3rd session FIIs sold ₹736 Cr and DIIs bought ₹705 Cr in the cash market. July so far 6 bullish, 4 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 52% advancing.

Wednesday · Closing data for 15 Jul 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 24,074.85, up 0.17% (+39.70 points).
  • Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.47% vs +0.17% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹736 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹705 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 25 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 21 Jul expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
24,074.85
+39.70 (+0.17%)
BANK NIFTY
57,719.10
+270.60 (+0.47%)
FIN NIFTY
26,673.90
+150.00 (+0.57%)

Nifty closed at 24,074.85, up 0.17% (+39.70 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.47% and Fin Nifty gained 0.57%. Among F&O stocks, 121 advanced and 77 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.53 points to 13.27. Consumer Services was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.30%) and Information Technology the weakest (−2.60%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.00 against 0.90 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.18% while open interest decreased 0.58%. Nifty closed 25 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 21 Jul expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹736 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹705 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

121 advanced · 77 declined · 1 unchanged

India VIX
13.27
−0.53

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Consumer Services2+2.30%
Cement4+1.66%
Chemicals3+1.61%
Consumer Discretionary2+1.43%
Capital Goods21+1.07%
Metals11−0.85%
FMCG17−0.95%
Information Technology2−2.60%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
BHELBharat Heavy Electricals+5.34%
FORCEMOTFORCEMOT+4.80%
ABBABB+4.63%
POWERINDIAHitachi Energy India Ltd+4.58%
SWIGGYSWIGGY+4.45%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
PATANJALIPatanjali Foods−14.70%
TATAELXSITata Elxsi−4.77%
ADANIPOWERADANIPOWER−2.88%
VEDLVedanta−2.62%
DELHIVERYDelhivery−2.49%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹736 Cr
DII net
+₹705 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.90 → 1.00
Previous close → close (expiry changed)
Nifty futures
Short Covering
Price +0.18%, OI −0.58%
Close vs max pain
25 pts below
Max pain 24,100 (21 Jul expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 24,200 CE (+47.0 lakh, 21 Jul expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikePATANJALI, 10.4x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 21 Jul

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