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F&O market pulse, 25 Feb 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.
Bullish 63% of F&O stocks advanced
120 advanced 72 declined
F&O breadth 63% advancing +4 pts
India VIX 13.46 −0.54
Nifty 50 25,478.65 +0.08%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.90, expiry rolled
Changes vs the previous session, Tue, 24 Feb
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
4th straight bullish session F&O breadth has stayed above 50% for 4 sessions in a row; today 63% of F&O stocks advanced.
Information Technology climbed to #1 Ranked #1 of 21 sectors today (+2.79% avg. move), up from #21 on Tue, 24 Feb. Power fell from #2 to #18. India VIX lowest since 18 Feb Volatility eased 0.54 points to 13.46, its lowest close since Wed, 18 Feb.
WAAREEENER reversed lower WAAREEENER went from the best five on Tue, 24 Feb to the worst five today (−11.02%).
FIIs net buyers FIIs bought ₹2,992 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,119 Cr in the cash market. February so far 10 bullish, 6 bearish and 1 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 54% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 25,478.65, little changed (+0.08%).
- Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−0.16% vs +0.08% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net buyers of ₹2,992 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,119 Cr.
- Nifty closed 21 points below its max pain strike of 25,500 for the 2 Mar expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
25,478.65
+19.30 (+0.08%)
BANK NIFTY
60,998.15
−95.85 (−0.16%)
FIN NIFTY
28,311.15
−18.15 (−0.06%)
Nifty closed at 25,478.65, little changed (+0.08%). Bank Nifty fell 0.16% and Fin Nifty was little changed (−0.06%). Among F&O stocks, 120 advanced and 72 declined. India VIX eased 0.54 points to 13.46. Information Technology was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.79%) and Others the weakest (−5.37%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.90 the previous session, though the nearest expiry changed, so the two aren't strictly comparable. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.11% while open interest decreased 3.22%. Nifty closed 21 points below its max pain strike of 25,500 for the 2 Mar expiry. FIIs were net buyers of ₹2,992 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,119 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
120 advanced · 72 declined
India VIX
13.46
−0.54
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 2 | +2.79% |
| Metals | 11 | +2.43% |
| Automobile | 12 | +2.19% |
| Pharma | 16 | +1.82% |
| Technology | 11 | +1.19% |
| Real Estate | 3 | −1.56% |
| Telecom | 3 | −1.90% |
| Others | 4 | −5.37% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MANKIND | MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED | +5.10% |
| NATIONALUM | NALCO | +4.61% |
| AUROPHARMA | Aurobindo Pharma | +4.31% |
| VEDL | Vedanta | +4.29% |
| LAURUSLABS | Laurus Labs | +4.29% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WAAREEENER | WAAREEENER | −11.02% |
| PREMIERENE | PREMIERENE | −6.46% |
| IRFC | IRFC | −4.97% |
| LODHA | Macrotech Developers | −3.51% |
| MANAPPURAM | Manappuram Finance | −3.24% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
+₹2,992 Cr
DII net
+₹5,119 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 25,600 CE (+41.7 lakh, 2 Mar expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | WAAREEENER, 7.8x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryMonday, 2 Mar
Around this session
Previous 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 Next session Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 Bullish 113 up, 77 down Top sectorChemicals +1.99% Top gainerMANKIND +5.36% India VIX13.03 Nifty 50+0.06% Read the recap