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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 20 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 20 February 2026.
Broad rally 71% of F&O stocks advanced
135 advanced 2 unchanged 55 declined
F&O breadth 71% advancing +65 pts
India VIX 14.35 +0.68
Nifty 50 25,565.50 +0.60%
Nifty PCR 0.90 from 0.60
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 19 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad sell-off to broad rally Advancing F&O stocks went from 6% on Thu, 19 Feb to 71% today, a 65-point swing.
Realty climbed to #4 Ranked #4 of 21 sectors today (+0.88% avg. move), up from #21 on Thu, 19 Feb. Information Technology fell from #5 to #20. India VIX highest since 1 Feb Volatility rose 0.68 points to 14.35, its highest close since Sun, 1 Feb.
SBICARD reversed lower SBI Cards went from the best five on Thu, 19 Feb to the worst five today (−1.62%). FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹935 Cr and DIIs bought ₹2,637 Cr in the cash market. February so far 7 bullish, 6 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 52% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,565.50, up 0.60% (+152.10 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.81% vs +0.60% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹935 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,637 Cr.
- Nifty closed 35 points below its max pain strike of 25,600 for the 24 Feb expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,565.50
+152.10 (+0.60%)
BANK NIFTY
61,142.85
+489.75 (+0.81%)
FIN NIFTY
28,191.20
+174.05 (+0.62%)
Nifty closed at 25,565.50, up 0.60% (+152.10 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.81% and Fin Nifty gained 0.62%. Among F&O stocks, 135 advanced and 55 declined, with 2 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.68 points to 14.35. Capital Goods was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.92%) and Consumer Services the weakest (−0.93%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.90 against 0.60 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.55% while open interest decreased 14.32%. Nifty closed 35 points below its max pain strike of 25,600 for the 24 Feb expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹935 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,637 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
135 advanced · 55 declined · 2 unchanged
India VIX
14.35
+0.68
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Goods | 21 | +1.92% |
| Banking | 17 | +1.16% |
| Metals | 11 | +1.00% |
| Realty | 4 | +0.88% |
| Power | 9 | +0.85% |
| Technology | 11 | −0.81% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −0.86% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | −0.93% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ABB | ABB | +5.07% |
| KEI | KEI Industries | +4.83% |
| POWERINDIA | Hitachi Energy India Ltd | +4.62% |
| TIINDIA | Tube Investment | +4.38% |
| HINDALCO | Hindalco Industries | +3.34% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PERSISTENT | Persistent Systems | −3.06% |
| KPITTECH | KPIT Technologies | −1.93% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | −1.78% |
| NAUKRI | Info Edge | −1.69% |
| SBICARD | SBI Cards | −1.62% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹935 Cr
DII net
+₹2,637 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 23,100 PE (+45.1 lakh, 24 Feb expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | ABB, 7.2x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 24 Feb
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 Broad sell-off 12 up, 179 down Top sectorChemicals +0.39% Top gainerOIL +5.18% India VIX13.67 Nifty 50−1.51% Read the recap Next session Monday, 23 Feb 2026 Bullish 119 up, 72 down Top sectorInfrastructure +1.25% Top gainerINDIANB +4.12% India VIX14.14 Nifty 50+0.54% Read the recap