A snapshot of the market as of 25 Aug 2026 — Nifty, sectors and sentiment, recapped as each session closes.
Nifty closed at 24,334.55, up 0.48% (+115.50 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (−0.02%) and Fin Nifty gained 0.34%. Among F&O stocks, 124 advanced and 70 declined. India VIX eased 0.46 points to 11.03. Telecom was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+4.02%) and Metals the weakest (−0.23%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.10 against 0.70 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Build-Up: price rose 0.61% while open interest increased 34.09%. Nifty closed 35 points above its max pain strike of 24,300 for the 1 Sep expiry.
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
124 advanced · 70 declined
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Telecom | 3 | +4.02% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | +1.15% |
| Consumer Services | 2 | +1.15% |
| Pharma | 16 | +1.05% |
| Chemicals | 3 | +1.00% |
| Oil & Gas | 8 | 0.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2 | −0.01% |
| Metals | 11 | −0.23% |
F&O stocks.
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea | +7.96% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | +5.82% |
| IREDA | Indian Renewable Energy | +4.51% |
| ADANIENT | Adani Enterprises | +3.72% |
| LAURUSLABS | Laurus Labs | +3.62% |
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FEDERALBNK | Federal Bank | −3.02% |
| OIL | Oil India | −1.99% |
| HINDZINC | HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED | −1.89% |
| NAM-INDIA | NAM-INDIA | −1.88% |
| POWERINDIA | Hitachi Energy India Ltd | −1.60% |
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,200 PE (+48.1 lakh, 1 Sep expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | SAIL, 8.4x 20-day average |
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