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F&O market pulse, 19 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
Broad sell-off 6% of F&O stocks advanced
12 advanced 1 unchanged 179 declined
F&O breadth 6% advancing −63 pts
India VIX 13.67 +1.40
Nifty 50 25,413.40 −1.51%
Nifty PCR 0.60 from 1.20
Changes vs the previous session, Wed, 18 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad rally to broad sell-off Advancing F&O stocks went from 69% on Wed, 18 Feb to 6% today, a 63-point swing.
Information Technology climbed to #5 Ranked #5 of 21 sectors today (−1.22% avg. move), up from #21 on Wed, 18 Feb. Realty fell from #5 to #21. India VIX highest since 2 Feb Volatility rose 1.40 points to 13.67, its highest close since Mon, 2 Feb.
OIL bounced back Oil India went from the worst five on Wed, 18 Feb to the best five today (+5.18%). FIIs net sellers FIIs sold ₹880 Cr and DIIs sold ₹596 Cr in the cash market. February so far 6 bullish, 6 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 51% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,413.40, down 1.51% (−390.75 points).
- Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (−1.41% vs −1.51% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹880 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹596 Cr.
- Nifty closed 187 points below its max pain strike of 25,600 for the 24 Feb expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,413.40
−390.75 (−1.51%)
BANK NIFTY
60,653.10
−866.45 (−1.41%)
FIN NIFTY
28,017.15
−419.25 (−1.47%)
Nifty closed at 25,413.40, down 1.51% (−390.75 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.41% and Fin Nifty fell 1.47%. Among F&O stocks, 12 advanced and 179 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX rose 1.40 points to 13.67. Chemicals was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+0.39%) and Realty the weakest (−3.30%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.60 against 1.20 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Unwinding: price fell 1.48% while open interest decreased 4.55%. Nifty closed 187 points below its max pain strike of 25,600 for the 24 Feb expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹880 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹596 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
12 advanced · 179 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
13.67
+1.40
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | 3 | +0.39% |
| Pharma | 16 | −0.78% |
| Oil & Gas | 8 | −0.80% |
| Metals | 11 | −1.06% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −1.22% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | −2.44% |
| Textile | 3 | −2.54% |
| Realty | 4 | −3.30% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| OIL | Oil India | +5.18% |
| ONGC | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation | +3.57% |
| RBLBANK | RBL Bank | +1.84% |
| UPL | United Phosphorus | +1.60% |
| SBICARD | SBI Cards | +0.89% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| HINDPETRO | Hindustan Petroleum | −5.26% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | −4.75% |
| PERSISTENT | Persistent Systems | −4.40% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | −4.32% |
| GODREJPROP | Godrej Properties | −3.97% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹880 Cr
DII net
−₹596 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,600 CE (+91.2 lakh, 24 Feb expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | ICICIPRULI, 4.7x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 24 Feb
Around this session
Previous 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 Next session Friday, 20 Feb 2026 Broad rally 135 up, 55 down Top sectorCapital Goods +1.92% Top gainerABB +5.07% India VIX14.35 Nifty 50+0.60% Read the recap