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F&O market pulse, 16 Mar 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 16 March 2026.
Bearish 43% of F&O stocks advanced
82 advanced 109 declined
F&O breadth 43% advancing +39 pts
India VIX 21.63 −1.12
Nifty 50 23,356.30 +0.80%
Nifty PCR 0.60 from 0.60
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 13 Mar
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
4th straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 4 sessions in a row; today 43% of F&O stocks advanced.
The index hid weak breadth Nifty 50 rose 0.80%, yet 57% of F&O stocks declined. The move was narrower than the index suggests.
Cement climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.33% avg. move), up from #19 on Fri, 13 Mar. Real Estate fell from #1 to #18. FIIs net sellers for a 12th session FIIs sold ₹9,366 Cr and DIIs bought ₹12,593 Cr in the cash market. March so far 2 bullish, 8 bearish and 0 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 33% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,356.30, up 0.80% (+185.40 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.96% vs +0.80% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹9,366 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹12,593 Cr.
- Nifty closed 44 points below its max pain strike of 23,400 for the 17 Mar expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,356.30
+185.40 (+0.80%)
BANK NIFTY
54,286.85
+515.95 (+0.96%)
FIN NIFTY
25,446.10
+292.70 (+1.16%)
Nifty closed at 23,356.30, up 0.80% (+185.40 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.96% and Fin Nifty gained 1.16%. Among F&O stocks, 82 advanced and 109 declined. India VIX eased 1.12 points to 21.63. Cement was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.33%) and Information Technology the weakest (−2.63%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.60 against 0.60 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.99% while open interest decreased 8.56%. Nifty closed 44 points below its max pain strike of 23,400 for the 17 Mar expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹9,366 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹12,593 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
82 advanced · 109 declined
India VIX
21.63
−1.12
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Cement | 4 | +2.33% |
| Others | 4 | +1.11% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | +1.06% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.98% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.49% |
| Pharma | 16 | −1.90% |
| Oil & Gas | 8 | −2.37% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −2.63% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PERSISTENT | Persistent Systems | +4.53% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | +3.63% |
| GRASIM | Grasim Industries | +3.29% |
| ULTRACEMCO | UltraTech Cement | +3.28% |
| M&M | Mahindra & Mahindra | +3.03% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BANDHANBNK | Bandhan Bank | −7.34% |
| IOC | Indian Oil Corporation | −4.99% |
| BPCL | Bharat Petroleum | −4.52% |
| LAURUSLABS | Laurus Labs | −4.16% |
| FORTIS | FORTIS HEALTHCARE LTD | −4.05% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹9,366 Cr
DII net
+₹12,593 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 22,000 PE (+43.0 lakh, 17 Mar expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | BANDHANBNK, 2.6x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 17 Mar
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 13 Mar 2026 Broad sell-off 8 up, 183 down Top sectorReal Estate −0.06% Top gainerMUTHOOTFIN +2.93% India VIX22.75 Nifty 50−1.99% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 Broad rally 156 up, 35 down Top sectorConsumer Services +3.14% Top gainerNATIONALUM +6.56% India VIX19.79 Nifty 50+0.87% Read the recap