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F&O market pulse, 24 Mar 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
Broad rally 97% of F&O stocks advanced
184 advanced 2 unchanged 5 declined
F&O breadth 97% advancing +95 pts
India VIX 24.91 −1.97
Nifty 50 22,957.80 +2.06%
Nifty PCR 1.20 from 1.00
Changes vs the previous session, Mon, 23 Mar
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
Mood shifted: broad sell-off to broad rally Advancing F&O stocks went from 2% on Mon, 23 Mar to 97% today, a 95-point swing.
Infrastructure climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (+3.35% avg. move), up from #20 on Mon, 23 Mar. Information Technology fell from #2 to #21. POWERGRID reversed lower Power Grid Corporation of India went from the best five on Mon, 23 Mar to the worst five today (−0.67%). FIIs net sellers for a 18th session FIIs sold ₹8,010 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,867 Cr in the cash market. March so far 6 bullish, 10 bearish and 0 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 41% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 22,957.80, up 2.06% (+464.30 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+2.54% vs +2.06% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹8,010 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,867 Cr.
- Nifty closed 542 points below its max pain strike of 23,500 for the 30 Mar expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
22,957.80
+464.30 (+2.06%)
BANK NIFTY
52,742.40
+1,304.95 (+2.54%)
FIN NIFTY
24,550.45
+606.95 (+2.53%)
Nifty closed at 22,957.80, up 2.06% (+464.30 points). Bank Nifty gained 2.54% and Fin Nifty gained 2.53%. Among F&O stocks, 184 advanced and 5 declined, with 2 unchanged. India VIX eased 1.97 points to 24.91. Consumer Services was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+3.80%) and Information Technology the weakest (+0.61%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.20 against 1.00 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 1.84% while open interest decreased 9.18%. Nifty closed 542 points below its max pain strike of 23,500 for the 30 Mar expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹8,010 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,867 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
184 advanced · 5 declined · 2 unchanged
India VIX
24.91
−1.97
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Services | 2 | +3.80% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | +3.35% |
| Automobile | 12 | +2.96% |
| Textile | 3 | +2.82% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | +2.80% |
| Real Estate | 3 | +1.55% |
| Pharma | 16 | +1.54% |
| Information Technology | 2 | +0.61% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INDIGO | Interglobe Aviation | +5.37% |
| PNBHOUSING | PNB HOUSING FIN LTD. | +5.23% |
| GMRAIRPORT | GMR Airports | +5.20% |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro | +5.18% |
| BAJFINANCE | Bajaj Finance | +5.10% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| COALINDIA | Coal India | −3.26% |
| POWERGRID | Power Grid Corporation of India | −0.67% |
| AUROPHARMA | Aurobindo Pharma | −0.33% |
| ADANIENT | Adani Enterprises | −0.32% |
| CIPLA | Cipla | −0.05% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹8,010 Cr
DII net
+₹5,867 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 20,000 PE (+47.2 lakh, 30 Mar expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | HCLTECH, 6.2x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryMonday, 30 Mar
Around this session
Previous session Monday, 23 Mar 2026 Broad sell-off 4 up, 187 down Top sectorTechnology −1.16% Top gainerHCLTECH +1.28% India VIX26.88 Nifty 50−2.77% Read the recap Next session Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 Broad rally 179 up, 12 down Top sectorConsumer Discretionary +4.77% Top gainerMUTHOOTFIN +5.66% India VIX24.45 Nifty 50+1.51% Read the recap