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F&O market pulse, 27 Apr 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 27 April 2026.

Broad rally
160 advanced 39 declined
F&O breadth 80% advancing +57 pts
India VIX 18.36 −1.36
Nifty 50 24,110.20 +0.86%
Nifty PCR 1.40 from 1.20

Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 24 Apr

Swing insights

What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.

Monday · Closing data for 27 Apr 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 24,110.20, up 0.86% (+205.90 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (+0.37% vs +0.86% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,151 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,124 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 10 points above its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 28 Apr expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
24,110.20
+205.90 (+0.86%)
BANK NIFTY
56,302.10
+205.10 (+0.37%)
FIN NIFTY
26,180.40
+35.55 (+0.14%)

Nifty closed at 24,110.20, up 0.86% (+205.90 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.37% and Fin Nifty gained 0.14%. Among F&O stocks, 160 advanced and 39 declined. India VIX eased 1.36 points to 18.36. Power was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+3.03%) and Textile the weakest (−0.21%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 1.40 against 1.20 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Covering: price rose 0.82% while open interest decreased 32.75%. Nifty closed 10 points above its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 28 Apr expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,151 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,124 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

160 advanced · 39 declined

India VIX
18.36
−1.36

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Power9+3.03%
Real Estate3+2.57%
Technology11+2.34%
Realty4+2.00%
Metals11+1.93%
Consumer Services2+0.52%
FMCG17+0.49%
Textile3−0.21%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical+7.03%
HINDZINCHINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED+6.66%
INDUSINDBKIndusind Bank+6.10%
VBLVarun Beverages+5.85%
SUZLONSUZLON ENERGY LIMITED+5.66%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
SHRIRAMFINShriram Finance−4.13%
RBLBANKRBL Bank−2.70%
AXISBANKAxis Bank−2.69%
AUBANKAU Small Finance Bank−2.62%
POLICYBZRPB FinTech−2.24%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹1,151 Cr
DII net
+₹4,124 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
1.20 → 1.40
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Short Covering
Price +0.82%, OI −32.75%
Close vs max pain
10 pts above
Max pain 24,100 (28 Apr expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 24,000 PE (+51.1 lakh, 28 Apr expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeVBL, 5.6x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 28 Apr

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