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F&O market pulse, 16 Jan 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 16 January 2026.
Bearish 41% of F&O stocks advanced
78 advanced 114 declined
F&O breadth 41% advancing −13 pts
India VIX 11.30 −0.09
Nifty 50 25,701.90 +0.13%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.70
Changes vs the previous session, Wed, 14 Jan
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: mixed to bearish Advancing F&O stocks went from 54% on Wed, 14 Jan to 41% today, a 13-point swing.
The index hid weak breadth Nifty 50 rose 0.13%, yet 59% of F&O stocks declined. The move was narrower than the index suggests.
Information Technology climbed to #3 Ranked #3 of 21 sectors today (+1.38% avg. move), up from #20 on Wed, 14 Jan. Metals fell from #1 to #16. POLYCAB fell again Polycab was among the five worst F&O stocks for a second session (−3.62% today). FIIs net sellers for a 6th session FIIs sold ₹4,346 Cr and DIIs bought ₹3,935 Cr in the cash market. January so far 0 bullish, 2 bearish and 4 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 42% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,701.90, up 0.13% (+32.70 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.91% vs +0.13% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,346 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹3,935 Cr.
- Nifty closed 48 points below its max pain strike of 25,750 for the 20 Jan expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,701.90
+32.70 (+0.13%)
BANK NIFTY
60,110.50
+540.55 (+0.91%)
FIN NIFTY
27,531.30
+37.35 (+0.14%)
Nifty closed at 25,701.90, up 0.13% (+32.70 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.91% and Fin Nifty gained 0.14%. Among F&O stocks, 78 advanced and 114 declined. India VIX eased 0.09 points to 11.30. Technology was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.47%) and Consumer Discretionary the weakest (−2.23%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.70 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.13% while open interest decreased 2.63%. Nifty closed 48 points below its max pain strike of 25,750 for the 20 Jan expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,346 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹3,935 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
78 advanced · 114 declined
India VIX
11.30
−0.09
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 11 | +2.47% |
| Banking | 17 | +1.76% |
| Information Technology | 2 | +1.38% |
| Real Estate | 3 | +0.81% |
| Cement | 4 | +0.68% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | −1.29% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | −1.92% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | −2.23% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FEDERALBNK | Federal Bank | +9.53% |
| ANGELONE | Angel One | +8.79% |
| OFSS | OFSS | +5.51% |
| TECHM | Tech Mahindra | +5.01% |
| INFY | Infosys | +4.98% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PATANJALI | Patanjali Foods | −4.27% |
| POWERINDIA | Hitachi Energy India Ltd | −3.68% |
| POLYCAB | Polycab | −3.62% |
| ETERNAL | ETERNAL | −3.61% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | −3.33% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹4,346 Cr
DII net
+₹3,935 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,900 CE (+56.7 lakh, 20 Jan expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | FEDERALBNK, 6.6x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 20 Jan
Around this session
Previous session Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 Mixed 101 up, 86 down Top sectorMetals +2.87% Top gainerUNIONBANK +7.70% India VIX11.39 Nifty 50−0.18% Read the recap Next session Monday, 19 Jan 2026 Broad sell-off 59 up, 130 down Top sectorCapital Goods +0.44% Top gainerPOLYCAB +5.14% India VIX11.86 Nifty 50−0.57% Read the recap