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F&O market pulse, 28 Aug 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Friday, 28 August 2026.

Bearish
86 advanced 2 unchanged 112 declined
F&O breadth 43% advancing +4 pts
India VIX 10.60 −0.53
Nifty 50 24,175.65 +0.35%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.60

Changes vs the previous session, Thu, 27 Aug

Swing insights

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

3rd straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 3 sessions in a row; today 43% of F&O stocks advanced.
The index hid weak breadth Nifty 50 rose 0.35%, yet 57% of F&O stocks declined. The move was narrower than the index suggests.
Metals climbed to #3 Ranked #3 of 21 sectors today (+1.48% avg. move), up from #21 on Thu, 27 Aug. Consumer Discretionary fell from #1 to #20. CONCOR bounced back Container Corporation of India went from the worst five on Thu, 27 Aug to the best five today (+4.65%). FIIs net sellers for a 2nd session FIIs sold ₹5,040 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,184 Cr in the cash market. August so far 4 bullish, 10 bearish and 6 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 46% advancing.

Friday · Closing data for 28 Aug 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 24,175.65, up 0.35% (+84.80 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−0.02% vs +0.35% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,040 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,184 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 24 points below its max pain strike of 24,200 for the 1 Sep expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
24,175.65
+84.80 (+0.35%)
BANK NIFTY
57,496.30
−13.65 (−0.02%)
FIN NIFTY
26,286.50
+5.85 (+0.02%)

Nifty closed at 24,175.65, up 0.35% (+84.80 points). Bank Nifty was little changed (−0.02%) and Fin Nifty was little changed (+0.02%). Among F&O stocks, 86 advanced and 112 declined, with 2 unchanged. India VIX eased 0.53 points to 10.60. Technology was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.75%) and Chemicals the weakest (−1.33%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.60 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Build-Up: price rose 0.25% while open interest increased 2.40%. Nifty closed 24 points below its max pain strike of 24,200 for the 1 Sep expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,040 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,184 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

86 advanced · 112 declined · 2 unchanged

India VIX
10.60
−0.53

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Technology11+2.75%
Information Technology2+2.54%
Metals11+1.48%
Pharma16+0.46%
Real Estate3+0.29%
Realty4−0.81%
Consumer Discretionary2−1.29%
Chemicals3−1.33%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
COFORGECoforge+5.93%
LTMLTM+4.73%
CONCORContainer Corporation of India+4.65%
TCSTata Consultancy Services+4.16%
PERSISTENTPersistent Systems+3.91%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
BDLBHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED−3.16%
JUBLFOODJubilant FoodWorks−2.69%
TVSMOTORTVS Motors−2.39%
LTFL&T Finance−2.36%
NHPCNHPC−2.26%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹5,040 Cr
DII net
+₹5,184 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
0.60 → 0.70
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Long Build-Up
Price +0.25%, OI +2.40%
Close vs max pain
24 pts below
Max pain 24,200 (1 Sep expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 24,100 PE (+44.4 lakh, 1 Sep expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeTVSMOTOR, 2.1x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 1 Sep

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