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F&O market pulse, 20 May 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 20 May 2026.
Bullish 63% of F&O stocks advanced
124 advanced 1 unchanged 74 declined
F&O breadth 63% advancing +3 pts
India VIX 18.31 −0.26
Nifty 50 23,664.95 +0.25%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 0.80, expiry rolled
Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 19 May
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
2nd straight bullish session F&O breadth has stayed above 50% for 2 sessions in a row; today 63% of F&O stocks advanced.
Capital Goods climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (+1.24% avg. move), up from #17 on Tue, 19 May. Technology fell from #3 to #17. India VIX lowest since 8 May Volatility eased 0.26 points to 18.31, its lowest close since Fri, 8 May.
FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹1,597 Cr and DIIs bought ₹1,968 Cr in the cash market. May so far 7 bullish, 5 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 49% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,664.95, up 0.25% (+58.90 points).
- Bank Nifty moved in line with the broader market (+0.31% vs +0.25% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,597 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,968 Cr.
- Nifty closed 85 points below its max pain strike of 23,750 for the 26 May expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,664.95
+58.90 (+0.25%)
BANK NIFTY
53,578.25
+162.95 (+0.31%)
FIN NIFTY
25,305.80
+7.30 (+0.03%)
Nifty closed at 23,664.95, up 0.25% (+58.90 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.31% and Fin Nifty was little changed (+0.03%). Among F&O stocks, 124 advanced and 74 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.26 points to 18.31. Oil & Gas was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.54%) and Chemicals the weakest (−2.01%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 0.80 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.24% while open interest decreased 2.19%. Nifty closed 85 points below its max pain strike of 23,750 for the 26 May expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,597 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹1,968 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
124 advanced · 74 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
18.31
−0.26
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas | 8 | +1.54% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | +1.24% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.93% |
| Realty | 4 | +0.68% |
| Power | 9 | +0.65% |
| FMCG | 17 | −0.34% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | −0.79% |
| Chemicals | 3 | −2.01% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| POWERINDIA | Hitachi Energy India Ltd | +7.99% |
| SIEMENS | Siemens | +4.51% |
| CGPOWER | CG Power & Industrial Solutions | +4.50% |
| MANKIND | MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED | +4.49% |
| ABB | ABB | +4.47% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PIIND | PI Industries | −7.38% |
| ICICIPRULI | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance | −2.68% |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics | −2.55% |
| ICICIGI | ICICI Lombard General Insurance | −2.50% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | −2.50% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹1,597 Cr
DII net
+₹1,968 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 23,400 PE (+27.7 lakh, 26 May expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | MANKIND, 4.9x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 26 May
Around this session
Previous session Tuesday, 19 May 2026 Bullish 118 up, 81 down Top sectorInformation Technology +2.99% Top gainerKPITTECH +5.27% India VIX18.57 Nifty 50−0.17% Read the recap Next session Thursday, 21 May 2026 Mixed 92 up, 106 down Top sectorCement +2.28% Top gainerAMBER +6.14% India VIX17.82 Nifty 50−0.07% Read the recap