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F&O market pulse, 31 Aug 2026
How NSE F&O stocks closed on Monday, 31 August 2026.
Bearish 42% of F&O stocks advanced
83 advanced 1 unchanged 116 declined
F&O breadth 42% advancing −2 pts
India VIX 10.91 +0.31
Nifty 50 24,080.40 −0.39%
Nifty PCR 0.70 from 0.70
Changes vs the previous session, Fri, 28 Aug
Swing insights
What moved, flipped or held compared with the sessions before it.
4th straight bearish session F&O breadth has stayed below 50% for 4 sessions in a row; today 42% of F&O stocks advanced.
Realty climbed to #2 Ranked #2 of 21 sectors today (+1.32% avg. move), up from #19 on Fri, 28 Aug. Information Technology fell from #2 to #20. FIIs net sellers for a 3rd session FIIs sold ₹7,986 Cr and DIIs bought ₹4,589 Cr in the cash market. August so far 4 bullish, 11 bearish and 6 mixed sessions by F&O breadth, averaging 46% advancing. Today in the markets
- Nifty closed at 24,080.40, down 0.39% (−95.25 points).
- Bank Nifty outperformed the broader market (+0.92% vs −0.39% for Nifty).
- FIIs were net sellers of ₹7,986 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,589 Cr.
- Nifty closed 20 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 1 Sep expiry.
Index closes
NIFTY 50
24,080.40
−95.25 (−0.39%)
BANK NIFTY
58,024.95
+528.65 (+0.92%)
FIN NIFTY
26,293.65
+7.15 (+0.03%)
Nifty closed at 24,080.40, down 0.39% (−95.25 points). Bank Nifty gained 0.92% and Fin Nifty was little changed (+0.03%). Among F&O stocks, 83 advanced and 116 declined, with 1 unchanged. India VIX rose 0.31 points to 10.91. Consumer Services was the strongest sector by average F&O stock move (+2.08%) and Infrastructure the weakest (−3.45%). Nifty's put-call ratio stood at 0.70 against 0.70 the previous session. Nifty futures showed Short Build-Up: price fell 0.37% while open interest increased 2.33%. Nifty closed 20 points below its max pain strike of 24,100 for the 1 Sep expiry. FIIs were net sellers of ₹7,986 Cr and DIIs were net buyers of ₹4,589 Cr.
Breadth & volatility
Advances and declines across F&O stocks.
83 advanced · 116 declined · 1 unchanged
India VIX
10.91
+0.31
Sector performance, ranked
Average move of the F&O stocks in each sector.
| Sector | Stocks | Avg. move |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Services | 2 | +2.08% |
| Realty | 4 | +1.32% |
| Oil & Gas | 8 | +1.16% |
| Banking | 17 | +0.76% |
| Automobile | 12 | +0.61% |
| Power | 9 | −2.29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | −3.45% |
| Infrastructure | 7 | −3.45% |
Today's movers
F&O stocks.
Best performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INDHOTEL | Indian Hotels Company | +4.46% |
| AUROPHARMA | Aurobindo Pharma | +4.36% |
| NYKAA | Nykaa | +4.14% |
| PAYTM | One97 Communications | +4.01% |
| POLYCAB | Polycab | +3.93% |
Worst performers
| Symbol | Name | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ADANIENSOL | Adani Energy Solutions | −10.37% |
| ADANIENT | Adani Enterprises | −9.76% |
| ADANIGREEN | Adani Green Energy | −7.33% |
| ADANIPORTS | Adani Ports & SEZ | −6.70% |
| KAYNES | KAYNES TECHNOLOGY IND LTD | −6.55% |
Institutional flow
Cash market, final figures for the day.
FII net
−₹7,986 Cr
DII net
+₹4,589 Cr
Unusual activity
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Biggest single-day OI addition | NIFTY 24,000 PE (+57.6 lakh, 1 Sep expiry) |
| Biggest futures volume spike | ADANIENSOL, 3.9x 20-day average |
Looking ahead
Next NIFTY expiryTuesday, 1 Sep
Around this session
Previous session Friday, 28 Aug 2026 Bearish 86 up, 112 down Top sectorTechnology +2.75% Top gainerCOFORGE +5.93% India VIX10.60 Nifty 50+0.35% Read the recap Next session Tuesday, 1 Sep 2026 Broad sell-off 59 up, 138 down Top sectorInformation Technology +1.25% Top gainerITC +4.34% India VIX11.30 Nifty 50−0.10% Read the recap