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F&O market pulse, 28 Sep 2026

How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 28 September 2026.

Broad sell-off
21 advanced 190 declined
F&O breadth 10% advancing −52 pts
India VIX 13.75 +1.61
Nifty 50 22,780.25 −1.56%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 1.00

Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 25 Sep

Swing insights

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

Mood shifted: bullish to broad sell-off Advancing F&O stocks went from 62% on Fri, 25 Sep to 10% today, a 52-point swing.
Pharma climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (−0.92% avg. move), up from #21 on Fri, 25 Sep. Realty fell from #1 to #16.
India VIX highest since 24 Jul Volatility rose 1.61 points to 13.75, its highest close since Fri, 24 Jul.
FIIs net sellers for a 3rd session FIIs sold ₹5,353 Cr and DIIs bought ₹5,189 Cr in the cash market. September so far 5 bullish, 11 bearish and 3 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 41% advancing.

Monday · Closing data for 28 Sep 2026

Today in the markets

  • Nifty closed at 22,780.25, down 1.56% (−360.25 points).
  • Bank Nifty underperformed the broader market (−1.99% vs −1.56% for Nifty).
  • FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,353 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,189 Cr.
  • Nifty closed 170 points below its max pain strike of 22,950 for the 29 Sep expiry.

Index closes

NIFTY 50
22,780.25
−360.25 (−1.56%)
BANK NIFTY
54,471.65
−1,108.75 (−1.99%)
FIN NIFTY
24,671.65
−423.20 (−1.69%)

Nifty closed at 22,780.25, down 1.56% (−360.25 points). Bank Nifty fell 1.99% and Fin Nifty fell 1.69%. Among F&O stocks, 21 advanced and 190 declined. India VIX rose 1.61 points to 13.75. Technology was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (−0.44%) and Telecom the weakest (−3.41%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 1.00 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Long Unwinding: price fell 1.58% while open interest decreased 24.02%. Nifty closed 170 points below its max pain strike of 22,950 for the 29 Sep expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹5,353 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹5,189 Cr.

Breadth & volatility

Advances and declines across F&O stocks.

21 advanced · 190 declined

India VIX
13.75
+1.61

Sector performance, ranked

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

SectorStocksAvg. move
Technology12−0.44%
Pharma16−0.92%
Information Technology2−0.94%
Consumer Discretionary2−1.19%
FMCG17−1.30%
Infrastructure7−2.54%
Banking18−2.72%
Telecom3−3.41%

Today's movers

F&O stocks.

Best performers

SymbolNameChange
DIXONDixon Technologies+1.87%
DRREDDYDr Reddys Laboratories+1.67%
VOLTASVoltas+1.55%
IREDAIndian Renewable Energy+1.41%
PETRONETPetronet LNG+1.17%

Worst performers

SymbolNameChange
MANAPPURAMManappuram Finance−6.29%
YESBANKYes Bank−5.87%
BANKINDIABank of India−5.76%
IDEAVodafone Idea−5.54%
NAM-INDIANAM-INDIA−5.45%

Institutional flow

Cash market, final figures for the day.

FII net
−₹5,353 Cr
DII net
+₹5,189 Cr

Options read on the day

Nifty PCR
1.00 → 0.70
Previous close → close
Nifty futures
Long Unwinding
Price −1.58%, OI −24.02%
Close vs max pain
170 pts below
Max pain 22,950 (29 Sep expiry)

Unusual activity

MetricDetail
Biggest single-day OI additionNIFTY 23,000 CE (+173.5 lakh, 29 Sep expiry)
Biggest futures volume spikeSAIL, 15.2x 20-day average

Looking ahead

Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 29 Sep

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