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F&O market pulse, 17 Aug 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 17 August 2026.
Mixed 45% of F&O stocks advanced
89 advanced 2 unchanged 108 declined
F&O breadth 45% advancing +17 pts
India VIX 11.29 +0.02
Nifty 50 24,287.65 −0.32%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 1.10
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 14 Aug
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad sell-off to mixed Advancing F&O stocks went from 28% on Fri, 14 Aug to 45% today, a 17-point swing.
Metals climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (+1.37% avg. move), up from #21 on Fri, 14 Aug. Telecom fell from #1 to #21. IDEA reversed lower Vodafone Idea went from the best five on Fri, 14 Aug to the worst five today (−2.83%). FIIs net sellers FIIs sold ₹2,535 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,101 Cr in the cash market. August so far 2 bullish, 4 bearish and 5 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 47% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,287.65, down 0.32% (−78.35 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.01% vs −0.32% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,535 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,101 Cr.
- Nifty closed 62 points below its max pain strike of 24,350 for the 18 Aug expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,287.65
−78.35 (−0.32%)
BANK NIFTY
57,497.80
+6.70 (+0.01%)
FIN NIFTY
26,217.15
+3.50 (+0.01%)
Nifty closed at 24,287.65, down 0.32% (−78.35 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (+0.01%) and Fin Nifty was little changed (+0.01%). Among F&O stocks, 89 advanced and 108 declined, with 2 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.02 points to 11.29. Realty was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.18%) and Telecom the weakest (−1.70%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 1.10 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 0.23% while open interest increased 0.31%. Nifty closed 62 points below its max pain strike of 24,350 for the 18 Aug expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,535 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,101 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
89 advanced · 108 declined · 2 unchanged
India VIX
11.29
+0.02
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Realty | 4 | +2.18% |
| Metals | 11 | +1.37% |
| Real Estate | 3 | +0.96% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.59% |
| Others | 12 | +0.54% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | −0.67% |
| Technology | 11 | −1.01% |
| Telecom | 3 | −1.70% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INOXWIND | INOX WIND LIMITED | +6.05% |
| MOTILALOFS | MOTILALOFS | +5.68% |
| OBEROIRLTY | Oberoi Realty | +4.60% |
| SUZLON | SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED | +4.03% |
| KFINTECH | KFIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | +3.51% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VOLTAS | Voltas | −4.05% |
| BSE | BSE | −3.34% |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea | −2.83% |
| COCHINSHIP | COCHINSHIP | −2.59% |
| HCLTECH | HCL Technologies | −2.57% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹2,535 Cr
DII net
+₹5,101 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,250 PE (+43.5 lakh, 18 Aug expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | VOLTAS, 3.6x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 18 Aug
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 14 Aug 2026 Broad sell-off 55 up, 141 down Top sectorTelecom +2.49% Top gainerIDEA +4.44% India VIX11.27 Nifty 50−0.12% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026 Broad sell-off 64 up, 134 down Top sectorChemicals +0.63% Top gainerTIINDIA +7.94% India VIX11.36 Nifty 50−0.55% Read the recap