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F&O market pulse, 26 Oct 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 26 October 2026.

Broad rally
158 advanced 56 declined
F&O breadth 74% advancing +64 pts
India VIX 17.13 +0.32
Nifty 50 22,753.20 +0.68%
Nifty PCR 1.20 from 0.90

Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 23 Oct

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 9% on Fri, 23 Oct to 74% today, a 64-point swing.
Metals climbed to #5 Ranked #5 of 21 sectors today (+2.14% avg. move), up from #16 on Fri, 23 Oct. Automobile fell from #4 to #14.
India VIX highest since 22 May Volatility rose 0.32 points to 17.13, its highest close since Fri, 22 May.
SWIGGY bounced back SWIGGY went from the worst five on Fri, 23 Oct to the best five today (+5.54%).
FIIs net sellers FIIs sold ₹1,462 Cr and DIIs bought ₹2,610 Cr in the cash market. October so far 6 bullish, 8 bearish and 2 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 44% advancing.

Monday · Closing data for 26 Oct 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 22,753.20, up 0.68% (+153.20 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (+0.15% vs +0.68% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,462 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,610 Cr.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
22,753.20
+153.20 (+0.68%)
BANK NIFTY
54,366.70
+79.35 (+0.15%)
FIN NIFTY
24,454.35
+51.35 (+0.21%)

Nifty closed at 22,753.20, up 0.68% (+153.20 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.15% and Fin Nifty gained 0.21%. Among F&O stocks, 158 advanced and 56 declined. India VIX rose 0.32 points to 17.13. Telecom was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.97%) and Consumer Discretionary the weakest (−0.82%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.20 against 0.90 the previous session. FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,462 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,610 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

158 advanced · 56 declined

India VIX
17.13
+0.32

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Telecom3+2.97%
Consumer Services2+2.93%
Cement4+2.30%
Pharma16+2.29%
Metals11+2.14%
Banking18−0.14%
Chemicals3−0.64%
Consumer Discretionary2−0.82%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
ATHERENERGATHERENERG+14.13%
DRREDDYDr Reddys Laboratories+6.62%
JSWSTEELJSW Steel+6.28%
SWIGGYSWIGGY+5.54%
ADANIGREENAdani Green Energy+5.48%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
AUBANKAU Small Finance Bank−6.85%
UJJIVANSFBUJJIVANSFB−5.34%
SHRIRAMFINShriram Finance−4.62%
SUPREMEINDSupreme Industries−4.13%
BANKINDIABank of India−3.57%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹1,462 Cr
DII net
+₹2,610 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.90 → 1.20
Previous close → close

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 27 Oct

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