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F&O market pulse, 23 Oct 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 23 October 2026.

Broad sell-off
20 advanced 193 declined
F&O breadth 9% advancing −18 pts
India VIX 16.81 +1.08
Nifty 50 22,600.00 −0.39%
Nifty PCR 0.90 from 0.90

Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 22 Oct

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 9% of F&O stocks advanced.
Consumer Services climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+1.72% avg. move), up from #20 on Thu, 22 Oct. Real Estate fell from #4 to #19.
India VIX highest since 8 Jun Volatility rose 1.08 points to 16.81, its highest close since Mon, 8 Jun.
UJJIVANSFB reversed lower UJJIVANSFB went from the best five on Thu, 22 Oct to the worst five today (−6.28%).
FIIs net buyers FIIs bought ₹888 Cr and DIIs bought ₹3,235 Cr in the cash market. October so far 5 bullish, 8 bearish and 2 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 42% advancing.

Friday · Closing data for 23 Oct 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 22,600.00, down 0.39% (−87.65 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−1.16% vs −0.39% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net buyers of ₹888 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹3,235 Cr.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
22,600.00
−87.65 (−0.39%)
BANK NIFTY
54,287.35
−638.35 (−1.16%)
FIN NIFTY
24,403.00
−254.70 (−1.03%)

Nifty closed at 22,600.00, down 0.39% (−87.65 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.16% and Fin Nifty fell 1.03%. Among F&O stocks, 20 advanced and 193 declined. India VIX rose 1.08 points to 16.81. Consumer Services was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+1.72%) and Others the weakest (−3.13%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.90 against 0.90 the previous session. FIIs were net buyers of ₹888 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹3,235 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

20 advanced · 193 declined

India VIX
16.81
+1.08

Sector performance, ranked

Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.

SectorStocksAvg. move
Consumer Services2+1.72%
Cement4+0.38%
Telecom3−0.70%
Automobile13−0.85%
Oil & Gas8−1.05%
Real Estate3−2.97%
Power9−3.00%
Others22−3.13%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
ETERNALETERNAL+4.25%
SHREECEMShree Cement+1.81%
APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals+1.65%
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corporation+1.11%
ASIANPAINTAsian Paints+0.97%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
SWIGGYSWIGGY−16.75%
UJJIVANSFBUJJIVANSFB−6.28%
ADANIENSOLAdani Energy Solutions−5.82%
NAM-INDIANAM-INDIA−5.47%
BANDHANBNKBandhan Bank−5.40%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
+₹888 Cr
DII net
+₹3,235 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.90 → 0.90
Previous close → close

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 27 Oct

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