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F&O market pulse, 22 May 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 22 May 2026.
Bullish 65% of F&O stocks advanced
128 advanced 1 unchanged 70 declined
F&O breadth 65% advancing +18 pts
India VIX 17.82 0.00
Nifty 50 23,748.05 +0.42%
Nifty PCR 1.00 from 0.90
Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 21 May
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: mixed to bullish Advancing F&O stocks went from 46% on Thu, 21 May to 65% today, a 18-point swing.
Banking climbed to #3 Ranked #3 of 21 sectors today (+1.18% avg. move), up from #16 on Thu, 21 May. Consumer Discretionary fell from #3 to #19. KAYNES kept climbing KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD was among the five best F&O stocks for a second session (+4.26% today). FIIs net sellers for a 4th session FIIs sold ₹4,440 Cr and DIIs bought ₹6,004 Cr in the cash market. May so far 8 bullish, 5 bearish and 2 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 50% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 23,748.05, up 0.42% (+99.45 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+1.25% vs +0.42% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,440 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹6,004 Cr.
- Nifty closed 52 points below its max pain strike of 23,800 for the 26 May expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
23,748.05
+99.45 (+0.42%)
BANK NIFTY
54,152.20
+670.70 (+1.25%)
FIN NIFTY
25,561.10
+320.60 (+1.27%)
Nifty closed at 23,748.05, up 0.42% (+99.45 points). Bank Nifty gained 1.25% and Fin Nifty gained 1.27%. Among F&O stocks, 128 advanced and 70 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX was unchanged to 17.82. Textile was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.20%) and Pharma the weakest (−1.58%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.00 against 0.90 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.48% while open interest decreased 21.70%. Nifty closed 52 points below its max pain strike of 23,800 for the 26 May expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,440 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹6,004 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
128 advanced · 70 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
17.82
0.00
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Textile | 3 | +2.20% |
| Information Technology | 2 | +1.23% |
| Banking | 17 | +1.18% |
| Technology | 11 | +0.76% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.70% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | −0.24% |
| Chemicals | 3 | −0.57% |
| Pharma | 16 | −1.58% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ASTRAL | Astral | +4.27% |
| NAUKRI | Info Edge | +4.27% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | +4.26% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | +4.18% |
| GAIL | GAIL | +4.11% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MAXHEALTH | Max Healthcare Institute | −6.57% |
| GLENMARK | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals | −5.75% |
| AUROPHARMA | Aurobindo Pharma | −5.26% |
| PREMIERENE | PREMIERENE | −3.75% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | −3.10% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹4,440 Cr
DII net
+₹6,004 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 22,500 PE (+19.3 lakh, 2 Jun expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | LICI, 7.0x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 26 May
Around this session
Previous 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 Next session Monday, 25 May 2026 Broad rally 163 up, 36 down Top sectorChemicals +2.69% Top gainerADANIPOWER +6.62% India VIX16.51 Nifty 50+1.27% Read the recap