F&O market wrap: 6 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 closed at 22,776.10 (+0.98%); Nifty OI put-call ratio 1.45; FII net index futures -2,93,725 contracts.
Index closes
Nifty 50 closed at 22,776.10, up 220.35 points (+0.98%), with a day range of 22,561.60 to 22,776.10.
Bank Nifty closed at 55,128.40, up 414.30 points (+0.76%), with a day range of 54,834.75 to 55,201.00.
Nifty Financial Services closed at 24,946.05, up 289.65 points (+1.17%), with a day range of 24,710.95 to 24,955.25.
Nifty Midcap Select closed at 13,826.00, up 176.70 points (+1.29%), with a day range of 13,642.20 to 13,826.00.
India VIX closed at 13.61, down 1.17 points (-7.90%), with a day range of 13.52 to 14.78.
Options positioning
NIFTY, expiry 6 Oct 2026: max pain is 22,750, and the index closed 26.10 points above it. The OI put-call ratio is 1.45 (more put than call open interest).
NIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 22,800 (3,38,466 lots) and the largest put OI at 22,700 (4,06,319 lots). The most new call OI was added at 22,800 (+1,17,273 lots) and the most new put OI at 22,700 (+3,72,567 lots).
BANKNIFTY, expiry 27 Oct 2026: max pain is 56,000, and the index closed 871.60 points below it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.91 (more call than put open interest).
BANKNIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 58,000 (43,876 lots) and the largest put OI at 55,000 (33,766 lots). The most new call OI was added at 55,100 (+2,122 lots) and the most new put OI at 55,000 (+5,366 lots).
FII and DII positions
FII net index futures position: -2,93,725 contracts (+8,666 from the previous session, when it was -3,02,391). Net index call options -3,47,484, net index put options +5,67,766 contracts.
DII net index futures position: +33,901 contracts (+1,073 from the previous session, when it was +32,828). Net index call options +27,771, net index put options +53,541 contracts.
Stock futures: price and open interest
Long buildup (price up, OI up): ANANDRATHI (price +0.34%, OI +41.03%), MFSL (price +0.55%, OI +8.87%), UNOMINDA (price +1.75%, OI +8.18%), BPCL (price +1.00%, OI +6.52%), MOTILALOFS (price +6.94%, OI +5.67%).
Short buildup (price down, OI up): APOLLOHOSP (price -1.23%, OI +6.96%), PHOENIXLTD (price -3.11%, OI +4.04%), JINDALSTEL (price -1.12%, OI +3.90%), KEI (price -0.80%, OI +3.28%), NATIONALUM (price -0.50%, OI +2.84%).
Short covering (price up, OI down): ABCAPITAL (price +0.29%, OI -6.17%), TRENT (price +12.53%, OI -5.68%), HDFCLIFE (price +2.40%, OI -5.41%), HAL (price +3.29%, OI -3.70%), RADICO (price +3.75%, OI -3.62%).
Long unwinding (price down, OI down): KALYANKJIL (price -1.33%, OI -4.06%), COFORGE (price -0.08%, OI -4.04%), RBLBANK (price -0.41%, OI -3.72%), NTPC (price -0.19%, OI -2.48%), TITAN (price -0.54%, OI -2.41%).
F&O ban list and position limits
Securities in the F&O ban period for 7 OCT 2026: AMBUJACEM, BANDHANBNK, SAIL.
Closest to their market-wide position limit (future-equivalent open interest as a share of MWPL): AMBUJACEM 95.3%, LICHSGFIN 90.2%, BANDHANBNK 88.1%, KAYNES 85.2%, MANAPPURAM 85.0%, INOXWIND 84.1%, IDEA 82.7%, SAIL 81.0%.
Delivery
Highest delivery percentage among stocks with at least Rs 50 crore traded: HDFCSML250 86.2%, EMCURE 83.3%, LIQUIDBEES 78.9%, IPCALAB 78.7%, STARHEALTH 78.0%, SETFGOLD 77.2%, GUJENERGY 76.6%, GOLDCASE 76.2%.
Calculated from NSE end-of-day files for the 2026-10-06 session. Open interest is shown in lots. For information and education only; not trading advice.