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F&O market pulse, 17 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Tuesday, 17 February 2026.
Bullish 59% of F&O stocks advanced
112 advanced 1 unchanged 79 declined
F&O breadth 59% advancing +18 pts
India VIX 12.67 −0.61
Nifty 50 25,715.95 +0.13%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 1.10
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 12 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: bearish to bullish Advancing F&O stocks went from 40% on Thu, 12 Feb to 59% today, a 18-point swing.
Information Technology climbed to #3 Ranked #3 of 21 sectors today (+0.93% avg. move), up from #21 on Thu, 12 Feb. Consumer Services fell from #9 to #21. FIIs net buyers for a 6th session FIIs bought ₹995 Cr and DIIs bought ₹187 Cr in the cash market. February so far 5 bullish, 5 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 53% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,715.95, up 0.13% (+33.50 points).
- Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (+0.24% vs +0.13% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹995 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹187 Cr.
- Nifty closed 16 points above its max pain strike of 25,700 for the 24 Feb expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,715.95
+33.50 (+0.13%)
BANK NIFTY
61,141.80
+147.95 (+0.24%)
FIN NIFTY
28,265.30
−52.90 (−0.19%)
Nifty closed at 25,715.95, up 0.13% (+33.50 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.24% and Fin Nifty fell 0.19%. Among F&O stocks, 112 advanced and 79 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.61 points to 12.67. Banking was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.25%) and Consumer Services the weakest (−1.56%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 1.10 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.09% while open interest decreased 0.92%. Nifty closed 16 points above its max pain strike of 25,700 for the 24 Feb expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹995 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹187 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
112 advanced · 79 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
12.67
−0.61
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Banking | 17 | +1.25% |
| Chemicals | 3 | +1.00% |
| Information Technology | 2 | +0.93% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.82% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.64% |
| Textile | 3 | −1.36% |
| Others | 4 | −1.50% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | −1.56% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | +4.39% |
| DELHIVERY | Delhivery | +3.63% |
| BANKBARODA | Bank of Baroda | +3.48% |
| INDIANB | Indian Bank | +3.37% |
| PNB | Punjab National Bank | +3.36% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SRF | SRF | −3.84% |
| SWIGGY | SWIGGY | −3.11% |
| WAAREEENER | WAAREEENER | −2.60% |
| NATIONALUM | NALCO | −2.32% |
| HINDZINC | HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED | −2.09% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹995 Cr
DII net
+₹187 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 27,000 CE (+39.4 lakh, 24 Feb expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | AUROPHARMA, 3.9x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 24 Feb
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 12 Feb 2026 Bearish 77 up, 114 down Top sectorAutomobile +0.56% Top gainerMFSL +5.39% India VIX11.74 Nifty 50−0.57% Read the recap Next session Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 Broad rally 132 up, 59 down Top sectorBanking +1.25% Top gainerHDFCLIFE +3.50% India VIX12.27 Nifty 50+0.34% Read the recap