F&O market wrap: 14 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 closed at 22,622.70 (-0.44%); Nifty OI put-call ratio 0.86; FII net index futures -2,96,697 contracts.
Index closes
Nifty 50 closed at 22,622.70, down 99.25 points (-0.44%), with a day range of 22,558.95 to 22,757.95.
Bank Nifty closed at 55,316.00, down 165.05 points (-0.30%), with a day range of 55,168.20 to 55,644.70.
Nifty Financial Services closed at 24,948.70, down 279.85 points (-1.11%), with a day range of 24,885.35 to 25,205.25.
Nifty Midcap Select closed at 13,773.15, up 11.20 points (+0.08%), with a day range of 13,682.10 to 13,805.35.
India VIX closed at 14.63, up 0.51 points (+3.58%), with a day range of 13.80 to 15.02.
Options positioning
NIFTY, expiry 19 Oct 2026: max pain is 22,600, and the index closed 22.70 points above it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.86 (more call than put open interest).
NIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 23,000 (1,73,840 lots) and the largest put OI at 22,000 (1,15,380 lots). The most new call OI was added at 24,000 (+79,934 lots) and the most new put OI at 20,100 (+43,298 lots).
BANKNIFTY, expiry 27 Oct 2026: max pain is 55,500, and the index closed 184.00 points below it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.98 (more call than put open interest).
BANKNIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 56,000 (39,670 lots) and the largest put OI at 55,000 (44,121 lots). The most new call OI was added at 59,000 (+3,814 lots) and the most new put OI at 49,000 (+1,163 lots).
FII and DII positions
FII net index futures position: -2,96,697 contracts (-7,202 from the previous session, when it was -2,89,495). Net index call options -3,32,906, net index put options +5,44,765 contracts.
DII net index futures position: +30,022 contracts (-4,509 from the previous session, when it was +34,531). Net index call options +98,383, net index put options +75,950 contracts.
Stock futures: price and open interest
Long buildup (price up, OI up): ICICIGI (price +1.02%, OI +10.60%), TECHM (price +2.56%, OI +7.24%), HAVELLS (price +3.23%, OI +5.08%), VOLTAS (price +0.53%, OI +4.96%), SONACOMS (price +0.08%, OI +3.84%).
Short buildup (price down, OI up): BSE (price -1.57%, OI +5.64%), UJJIVANSFB (price -0.31%, OI +5.63%), JSWSTEEL (price -0.34%, OI +4.45%), OBEROIRLTY (price -1.49%, OI +4.06%), RBLBANK (price -0.70%, OI +3.75%).
Short covering (price up, OI down): TATAELXSI (price +5.45%, OI -10.26%), TCS (price +1.80%, OI -9.48%), POLYCAB (price +0.25%, OI -7.45%), HCLTECH (price +0.27%, OI -6.47%), DABUR (price +1.62%, OI -4.81%).
Long unwinding (price down, OI down): LICHSGFIN (price -4.75%, OI -7.27%), APOLLOHOSP (price -1.11%, OI -5.05%), KOTAKBANK (price -0.54%, OI -4.94%), BANDHANBNK (price -1.57%, OI -4.68%), HDFCLIFE (price -2.87%, OI -4.19%).
F&O ban list and position limits
Securities in the F&O ban period for 15 OCT 2026: AMBUJACEM, KAYNES, SAIL.
Closest to their market-wide position limit (future-equivalent open interest as a share of MWPL): SAIL 95.0%, KAYNES 94.7%, AMBUJACEM 92.6%, INOXWIND 85.9%, LICHSGFIN 84.7%, MANAPPURAM 84.2%, CROMPTON 83.9%, IDEA 81.4%.
Delivery
Highest delivery percentage among stocks with at least Rs 50 crore traded: HDFCBSE500 99.4%, AONELIQUID 98.7%, GODIGIT 84.0%, LIQUIDCASE 79.3%, KOTAKBANK 74.9%, BANKBEES 74.5%, HINDUNILVR 73.6%, GOLDIETF 72.8%.
Calculated from NSE end-of-day files for the 2026-10-14 session. Open interest is shown in lots. For information and education only; not trading advice.