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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 17 Apr 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 17 April 2026.
Broad rally 83% of F&O stocks advanced
166 advanced 33 declined
F&O breadth 83% advancing +12 pts
India VIX 17.17 −1.00
Nifty 50 24,370.25 +0.75%
Nifty PCR 1.30 from 1.20
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 16 Apr
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
3rd straight bullish session F&O breadth has stayed above 50% for 3 sessions in a row; today 83% of F&O stocks advanced.
FMCG climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.38% avg. move), up from #14 on Thu, 16 Apr. Information Technology fell from #1 to #21. India VIX lowest since 2 Mar Volatility eased 1.00 points to 17.17, its lowest close since Mon, 2 Mar.
FIIs net buyers for a 3rd session FIIs bought ₹683 Cr and DIIs sold ₹4,721 Cr in the cash market. April so far 8 bullish, 3 bearish and 0 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 69% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,370.25, up 0.75% (+182.40 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+1.05% vs +0.75% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹683 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹4,721 Cr.
- Nifty closed 120 points above its max pain strike of 24,250 for the 21 Apr expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,370.25
+182.40 (+0.75%)
BANK NIFTY
56,625.60
+589.20 (+1.05%)
FIN NIFTY
26,547.85
+222.20 (+0.84%)
Nifty closed at 24,370.25, up 0.75% (+182.40 points). Bank Nifty gained 1.05% and Fin Nifty gained 0.84%. Among F&O stocks, 166 advanced and 33 declined. India VIX eased 1.00 points to 17.17. FMCG was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.38%) and Information Technology the weakest (−0.07%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.30 against 1.20 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.71% while open interest decreased 1.44%. Nifty closed 120 points above its max pain strike of 24,250 for the 21 Apr expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹683 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹4,721 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
166 advanced · 33 declined
India VIX
17.17
−1.00
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| FMCG | 17 | +2.38% |
| Others | 12 | +2.30% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | +1.91% |
| Power | 9 | +1.52% |
| Metals | 11 | +1.41% |
| Technology | 11 | +0.29% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.25% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −0.07% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| COLPAL | Colgate Palmolive | +6.82% |
| SUZLON | SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED | +5.75% |
| NAM-INDIA | NAM-INDIA | +5.53% |
| HDFCAMC | HDFC AMC | +5.20% |
| HINDUNILVR | Hindustan Unilever | +4.72% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KALYANKJIL | Kalyan Jewellers | −3.13% |
| WIPRO | Wipro | −2.89% |
| HDFCLIFE | HDFC Life Insurance | −2.26% |
| MFSL | Max Financial Services | −1.25% |
| PERSISTENT | Persistent Systems | −1.23% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹683 Cr
DII net
−₹4,721 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 26,500 CE (+52.5 lakh, 21 Apr expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | GODFRYPHLP, 5.3x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 21 Apr
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 16 Apr 2026 Broad rally 140 up, 56 down Top sectorInformation Technology +1.96% Top gainerADANIPOWER +6.68% India VIX18.17 Nifty 50−0.10% Read the recap Next session Monday, 20 Apr 2026 Bearish 75 up, 124 down Top sectorTextile +1.13% Top gainerTRENT +3.35% India VIX19.01 Nifty 50−0.18% Read the recap