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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 18 Sep 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 18 September 2026.
Broad rally 70% of F&O stocks advanced
143 advanced 1 unchanged 61 declined
F&O breadth 70% advancing −7 pts
India VIX 11.38 −0.91
Nifty 50 23,346.40 +0.33%
Nifty PCR 1.50 from 1.40
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 17 Sep
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 70% of F&O stocks advanced.
Cement climbed to #5 Ranked #5 of 21 sectors today (+1.92% avg. move), up from #16 on Thu, 17 Sep. Pharma fell from #1 to #15. India VIX lowest since 8 Sep Volatility eased 0.91 points to 11.38, its lowest close since Tue, 8 Sep.
FIIs net buyers FIIs bought ₹600 Cr and DIIs bought ₹1,020 Cr in the cash market. September so far 3 bullish, 8 bearish and 2 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 42% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,346.40, up 0.33% (+75.80 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.54% vs +0.33% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹600 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,020 Cr.
- Nifty closed 4 points below its max pain strike of 23,350 for the 22 Sep expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,346.40
+75.80 (+0.33%)
BANK NIFTY
56,358.70
+302.95 (+0.54%)
FIN NIFTY
25,510.00
+191.65 (+0.76%)
Nifty closed at 23,346.40, up 0.33% (+75.80 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.54% and Fin Nifty gained 0.76%. Among F&O stocks, 143 advanced and 61 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.91 points to 11.38. Infrastructure was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+3.46%) and Information Technology the weakest (−4.14%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.50 against 1.40 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.19% while open interest decreased 1.39%. Nifty closed 4 points below its max pain strike of 23,350 for the 22 Sep expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹600 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,020 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
143 advanced · 61 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
11.38
−0.91
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | 7 | +3.46% |
| Power | 9 | +2.09% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | +1.99% |
| Chemicals | 3 | +1.92% |
| Cement | 4 | +1.92% |
| Telecom | 3 | −0.14% |
| Technology | 12 | −0.40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −4.14% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SUPREMEIND | Supreme Industries | +7.05% |
| UNOMINDA | UNO MINDA LIMITED | +6.56% |
| RVNL | RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED | +6.24% |
| APLAPOLLO | APL Apollo Tubes | +5.66% |
| ABCAPITAL | Aditya Birla Capital | +5.14% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KPITTECH | KPIT Technologies | −4.88% |
| TCS | Tata Consultancy Services | −3.88% |
| TATAELXSI | Tata Elxsi | −3.40% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | −2.14% |
| VOLTAS | Voltas | −2.12% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹600 Cr
DII net
+₹1,020 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 23,300 PE (+58.9 lakh, 22 Sep expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | NESTLEIND, 2.2x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 22 Sep
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 17 Sep 2026 Broad rally 159 up, 46 down Top sectorPharma +1.86% Top gainerHDFCLIFE +5.05% India VIX12.29 Nifty 50+0.23% Read the recap Next session Monday, 21 Sep 2026 Mixed 99 up, 106 down Top sectorConsumer Services +1.96% Top gainerPATANJALI +7.96% India VIX11.26 Nifty 50+0.29% Read the recap