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F&O market pulse, 23 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 23 February 2026.
Bullish 62% of F&O stocks advanced
119 advanced 1 unchanged 72 declined
F&O breadth 62% advancing −9 pts
India VIX 14.14 −0.21
Nifty 50 25,704.00 +0.54%
Nifty PCR 1.00 from 0.90
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 20 Feb
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 62% of F&O stocks advanced.
Consumer Services climbed to #7 Ranked #7 of 21 sectors today (+0.55% avg. move), up from #21 on Fri, 20 Feb. Banking fell from #2 to #17. DIXON fell again Dixon Technologies was among the five worst F&O stocks for a second session (−3.72% today). FIIs net buyers FIIs bought ₹3,484 Cr and DIIs sold ₹1,292 Cr in the cash market. February so far 8 bullish, 6 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 53% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,704.00, up 0.54% (+138.50 points).
- Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (+0.22% vs +0.54% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹3,484 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,292 Cr.
- Nifty closed 4 points above its max pain strike of 25,700 for the 24 Feb expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,704.00
+138.50 (+0.54%)
BANK NIFTY
61,275.05
+132.20 (+0.22%)
FIN NIFTY
28,454.40
+263.20 (+0.93%)
Nifty closed at 25,704.00, up 0.54% (+138.50 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.22% and Fin Nifty gained 0.93%. Among F&O stocks, 119 advanced and 72 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.21 points to 14.14. Infrastructure was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.25%) and Chemicals the weakest (−3.78%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.00 against 0.90 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.47% while open interest decreased 24.56%. Nifty closed 4 points above its max pain strike of 25,700 for the 24 Feb expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹3,484 Cr and DIIs were net sellers of ₹1,292 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
119 advanced · 72 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
14.14
−0.21
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | 7 | +1.25% |
| Others | 4 | +1.12% |
| FMCG | 17 | +0.81% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.76% |
| Cement | 4 | +0.76% |
| Technology | 11 | −1.57% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −2.55% |
| Chemicals | 3 | −3.78% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INDIANB | Indian Bank | +4.12% |
| SIEMENS | Siemens | +3.61% |
| BAJAJHLDNG | BAJAJHLDNG | +3.60% |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins | +3.06% |
| BHARATFORG | Bharat Forge | +2.85% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| IDFCFIRSTB | IDFC First Bank | −15.81% |
| UPL | United Phosphorus | −14.15% |
| AUBANK | AU Small Finance Bank | −5.11% |
| COFORGE | Coforge | −3.73% |
| DIXON | Dixon Technologies | −3.72% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹3,484 Cr
DII net
−₹1,292 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,700 PE (+59.3 lakh, 24 Feb expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | IDFCFIRSTB, 9.9x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 24 Feb
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 20 Feb 2026 Broad rally 135 up, 55 down Top sectorCapital Goods +1.92% Top gainerABB +5.07% India VIX14.35 Nifty 50+0.60% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026 Bullish 112 up, 79 down Top sectorMetals +1.53% Top gainerBANDHANBNK +4.60% India VIX14.00 Nifty 50−0.95% Read the recap