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F&O market pulse, 21 Aug 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 21 August 2026.
Mixed 50% of F&O stocks advanced
93 advanced 7 unchanged 94 declined
F&O breadth 50% advancing −20 pts
India VIX 11.22 +0.39
Nifty 50 24,252.00 +0.08%
Nifty PCR 1.10 from 1.10
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 20 Aug
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad rally to mixed Advancing F&O stocks went from 70% on Thu, 20 Aug to 50% today, a 20-point swing.
Telecom climbed to #5 Ranked #5 of 21 sectors today (+0.49% avg. move), up from #21 on Thu, 20 Aug. Realty fell from #2 to #16. BDL bounced back BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED went from the worst five on Thu, 20 Aug to the best five today (+3.19%). FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹543 Cr and DIIs bought ₹2,124 Cr in the cash market. August so far 3 bullish, 6 bearish and 6 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 46% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,252.00, little changed (+0.08%).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.46% vs +0.08% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹543 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,124 Cr.
- Nifty closed 2 points above its max pain strike of 24,250 for the 25 Aug expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,252.00
+20.15 (+0.08%)
BANK NIFTY
57,761.95
+266.05 (+0.46%)
FIN NIFTY
26,261.00
+57.10 (+0.22%)
Nifty closed at 24,252.00, little changed (+0.08%). Bank Nifty gained 0.46% and Fin Nifty gained 0.22%. Among F&O stocks, 93 advanced and 94 declined, with 7 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.39 points to 11.22. Real Estate was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.10%) and FMCG the weakest (−0.59%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 1.10 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Unwinding: price fell 0.03% while open interest decreased 14.56%. Nifty closed 2 points above its max pain strike of 24,250 for the 25 Aug expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹543 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,124 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
93 advanced · 94 declined · 7 unchanged
India VIX
11.22
+0.39
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 3 | +1.10% |
| Metals | 11 | +1.01% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | +0.56% |
| Finance | 29 | +0.49% |
| Telecom | 3 | +0.49% |
| Automobile | 12 | −0.44% |
| Textile | 3 | −0.57% |
| FMCG | 17 | −0.59% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VEDL | Vedanta | +4.10% |
| HINDZINC | HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED | +3.66% |
| BDL | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED | +3.19% |
| CDSL | CDSL | +3.19% |
| PRESTIGE | Prestige Estate | +2.87% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries | −3.30% |
| KEI | KEI Industries | −2.60% |
| LICHSGFIN | LIC Housing Finance | −2.17% |
| TORNTPHARM | Torrent Pharmaceuticals | −2.17% |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins | −1.87% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹543 Cr
DII net
+₹2,124 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,300 CE (+36.8 lakh, 25 Aug expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | JSWSTEEL, 5.7x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 25 Aug
Around this session
Previous session Thursday, 20 Aug 2026 Broad rally 137 up, 59 down Top sectorConsumer Services +1.70% Top gainerMUTHOOTFIN +3.88% India VIX10.83 Nifty 50+0.64% Read the recap Next session Monday, 24 Aug 2026 Bearish 82 up, 111 down Top sectorMetals +1.59% Top gainerMUTHOOTFIN +6.19% India VIX11.49 Nifty 50−0.14% Read the recap