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F&O market pulse, 20 Mar 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 20 March 2026.
Bullish 62% of F&O stocks advanced
118 advanced 73 declined
F&O breadth 62% advancing +61 pts
India VIX 22.81 +0.07
Nifty 50 23,134.65 +0.19%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 1.20
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 19 Mar
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad sell-off to bullish Advancing F&O stocks went from 1% on Thu, 19 Mar to 62% today, a 61-point swing.
Information Technology climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.51% avg. move), up from #20 on Thu, 19 Mar. Others fell from #2 to #20. India VIX highest since 9 Mar Volatility rose 0.07 points to 22.81, its highest close since Mon, 9 Mar.
PETRONET fell again Petronet LNG was among the five worst F&O stocks for a second session (−5.21% today). FIIs net sellers for a 16th session FIIs sold ₹5,518 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,706 Cr in the cash market. March so far 5 bullish, 9 bearish and 0 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 40% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,134.65, up 0.19% (+44.10 points).
- Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−0.41% vs +0.19% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,518 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,706 Cr.
- Nifty closed 115 points below its max pain strike of 23,250 for the 24 Mar expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,134.65
+44.10 (+0.19%)
BANK NIFTY
53,453.85
−218.00 (−0.41%)
FIN NIFTY
24,792.30
−256.85 (−1.03%)
Nifty closed at 23,134.65, up 0.19% (+44.10 points). Bank Nifty fell 0.41% and Fin Nifty fell 1.03%. Among F&O stocks, 118 advanced and 73 declined. India VIX rose 0.07 points to 22.81. Information Technology was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.51%) and Real Estate the weakest (−2.39%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 1.20 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Build-Up: price rose 0.37% while open interest increased 0.29%. Nifty closed 115 points below its max pain strike of 23,250 for the 24 Mar expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,518 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,706 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
118 advanced · 73 declined
India VIX
22.81
+0.07
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 2 | +2.51% |
| Telecom | 3 | +1.77% |
| Technology | 11 | +1.76% |
| Pharma | 16 | +1.56% |
| Metals | 11 | +1.08% |
| Finance | 29 | −0.63% |
| Others | 4 | −0.75% |
| Real Estate | 3 | −2.39% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| TATAELXSI | Tata Elxsi | +4.46% |
| INOXWIND | INOX WIND LIMITED | +3.94% |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea | +3.77% |
| LAURUSLABS | Laurus Labs | +3.60% |
| GLENMARK | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals | +3.42% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PETRONET | Petronet LNG | −5.21% |
| BSE | BSE | −3.38% |
| HINDALCO | Hindalco Industries | −3.12% |
| LODHA | Macrotech Developers | −3.10% |
| ICICIPRULI | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance | −2.78% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹5,518 Cr
DII net
+₹5,706 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 22,000 PE (+26.5 lakh, 24 Mar expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | LTM, 5.2x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 24 Mar
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 19 Mar 2026 Broad sell-off 2 up, 189 down Top sectorPower −1.58% Top gainerONGC +1.72% India VIX22.74 Nifty 50−2.83% Read the recap Next session Monday, 23 Mar 2026 Broad sell-off 4 up, 187 down Top sectorTechnology −1.16% Top gainerHCLTECH +1.28% India VIX26.88 Nifty 50−2.77% Read the recap