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Stolo Market Pulse
F&O market pulse, 23 Jan 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 23 January 2026.
Broad sell-off 17% of F&O stocks advanced
33 advanced 159 declined
F&O breadth 17% advancing +15 pts
India VIX 14.38 +1.12
Nifty 50 25,066.20 −1.00%
Nifty PCR 0.60 from 0.80
Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 20 Jan
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
4th straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 4 sessions in a row; today 17% of F&O stocks advanced.
Chemicals climbed to #3 Ranked #3 of 21 sectors today (−0.52% avg. move), up from #19 on Tue, 20 Jan. Others fell from #1 to #18. HINDZINC kept climbing HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED was among the five best F&O stocks for a second session (+4.91% today). FIIs net sellers for a 9th session FIIs sold ₹4,113 Cr and DIIs bought ₹4,103 Cr in the cash market. January so far 0 bullish, 5 bearish and 4 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 33% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,066.20, down 1.00% (−252.65 points).
- Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−1.28% vs −1.00% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,113 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,103 Cr.
- Nifty closed 134 points below its max pain strike of 25,200 for the 27 Jan expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,066.20
−252.65 (−1.00%)
BANK NIFTY
58,496.40
−761.15 (−1.28%)
FIN NIFTY
26,836.00
−347.65 (−1.28%)
Nifty closed at 25,066.20, down 1.00% (−252.65 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.28% and Fin Nifty fell 1.28%. Among F&O stocks, 33 advanced and 159 declined. India VIX rose 1.12 points to 14.38. Metals was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (−0.06%) and Infrastructure the weakest (−5.10%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.60 against 0.80 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Unwinding: price fell 1.07% while open interest decreased 23.75%. Nifty closed 134 points below its max pain strike of 25,200 for the 27 Jan expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹4,113 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,103 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
33 advanced · 159 declined
India VIX
14.38
+1.12
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Metals | 11 | −0.06% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −0.38% |
| Chemicals | 3 | −0.52% |
| Textile | 3 | −0.55% |
| Pharma | 16 | −0.77% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | −4.25% |
| Power | 9 | −4.51% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | −5.10% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| HINDZINC | HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED | +4.91% |
| BANDHANBNK | Bandhan Bank | +3.92% |
| NATIONALUM | NALCO | +1.74% |
| VOLTAS | Voltas | +1.65% |
| DRREDDY | Dr Reddys Laboratories | +1.62% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ADANIGREEN | Adani Green Energy | −14.17% |
| ADANIENT | Adani Enterprises | −10.97% |
| ADANIENSOL | Adani Energy Solutions | −10.87% |
| PREMIERENE | PREMIERENE | −8.97% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | −8.34% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹4,113 Cr
DII net
+₹4,103 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,300 CE (+74.0 lakh, 27 Jan expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | PAYTM, 8.7x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 27 Jan
Around this session
Previous session Tuesday, 20 Jan 2026 Broad sell-off 5 up, 186 down Top sectorOthers −1.33% Top gainerHINDZINC +2.99% India VIX12.71 Nifty 50−1.29% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 27 Jan 2026 Broad rally 135 up, 57 down Top sectorMetals +3.32% Top gainerSONACOMS +7.20% India VIX14.22 Nifty 50+0.68% Read the recap