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F&O market pulse, 22 Apr 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.
Mixed 55% of F&O stocks advanced
107 advanced 3 unchanged 89 declined
F&O breadth 55% advancing −20 pts
India VIX 18.20 +0.63
Nifty 50 24,367.35 −0.87%
Nifty PCR 1.50 from 1.60, expiry rolled
Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 21 Apr
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 74% on Tue, 21 Apr to 55% today, a 20-point swing.
Power climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.23% avg. move), up from #18 on Tue, 21 Apr. Information Technology fell from #1 to #21. FIIs net sellers for a 3rd session FIIs sold ₹2,078 Cr and DIIs sold ₹1,048 Cr in the cash market. April so far 9 bullish, 4 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 66% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,367.35, down 0.87% (−213.25 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (−0.41% vs −0.87% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,078 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,048 Cr.
- Nifty closed 33 points below its max pain strike of 24,400 for the 28 Apr expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,367.35
−213.25 (−0.87%)
BANK NIFTY
57,114.90
−232.55 (−0.41%)
FIN NIFTY
26,613.95
−225.25 (−0.84%)
Nifty closed at 24,367.35, down 0.87% (−213.25 points). Bank Nifty fell 0.41% and Fin Nifty fell 0.84%. Among F&O stocks, 107 advanced and 89 declined, with 3 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.63 points to 18.20. Power was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.23%) and Information Technology the weakest (−4.03%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.50 against 1.60 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Long Unwinding: price fell 0.83% while open interest decreased 1.06%. Nifty closed 33 points below its max pain strike of 24,400 for the 28 Apr expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹2,078 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,048 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
107 advanced · 89 declined · 3 unchanged
India VIX
18.20
+0.63
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 9 | +2.23% |
| Capital Goods | 21 | +1.31% |
| Chemicals | 3 | +0.99% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | +0.89% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.88% |
| Telecom | 3 | −1.11% |
| Technology | 11 | −2.54% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −4.03% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| IREDA | Indian Renewable Energy | +9.08% |
| ADANIENSOL | Adani Energy Solutions | +7.74% |
| MOTHERSON | Samvardhana Motherson International | +5.69% |
| ADANIPOWER | ADANIPOWER | +5.67% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | +4.99% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| HCLTECH | HCL Technologies | −10.60% |
| TATAELXSI | Tata Elxsi | −6.81% |
| PERSISTENT | Persistent Systems | −5.57% |
| 360ONE | 360 ONE WAM LIMITED | −5.13% |
| COFORGE | Coforge | −4.36% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹2,078 Cr
DII net
−₹1,048 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,400 CE (+33.7 lakh, 28 Apr expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | HAVELLS, 5.3x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 28 Apr
Around this session
Previous session Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026 Broad rally 147 up, 51 down Top sectorInformation Technology +2.73% Top gainerNESTLEIND +8.55% India VIX17.57 Nifty 50+1.04% Read the recap Next session Thursday, 23 Apr 2026 Broad sell-off 56 up, 141 down Top sectorPharma +2.25% Top gainerDRREDDY +8.94% India VIX18.54 Nifty 50−0.86% Read the recap