F&O market wrap: 19 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 closed at 22,811.35 (-0.34%); Nifty OI put-call ratio 0.80; FII net index futures -2,79,930 contracts.
Index closes
Nifty 50 closed at 22,811.35, down 77.60 points (-0.34%), with a day range of 22,649.90 to 23,120.90.
Bank Nifty closed at 54,976.90, down 511.20 points (-0.92%), with a day range of 54,696.45 to 55,867.45.
Nifty Financial Services closed at 24,691.45, down 295.65 points (-1.18%), with a day range of 24,569.40 to 25,118.30.
Nifty Midcap Select closed at 13,367.85, down 197.30 points (-1.45%), with a day range of 13,253.65 to 13,625.65.
India VIX closed at 15.68, up 0.90 points (+6.11%), with a day range of 14.18 to 16.17.
Options positioning
NIFTY, expiry 19 Oct 2026: max pain is 22,900, and the index closed 11.05 points below it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.80 (more call than put open interest).
NIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 22,900 (3,63,408 lots) and the largest put OI at 22,850 (2,42,715 lots). The most new call OI was added at 22,900 (+3,21,581 lots) and the most new put OI at 22,850 (+1,57,290 lots).
BANKNIFTY, expiry 27 Oct 2026: max pain is 55,600, and the index closed 111.90 points below it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.96 (more call than put open interest).
BANKNIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 56,000 (48,736 lots) and the largest put OI at 55,000 (42,216 lots). The most new call OI was added at 55,500 (+9,848 lots) and the most new put OI at 54,500 (+5,214 lots).
FII and DII positions
FII net index futures position: -2,79,930 contracts (-6,931 from the previous session, when it was -2,72,999). Net index call options -2,52,661, net index put options +5,73,497 contracts.
DII net index futures position: +36,854 contracts (-339 from the previous session, when it was +37,193). Net index call options +7,613, net index put options +97,351 contracts.
Stock futures: price and open interest
Long buildup (price up, OI up): ABB (price +2.41%, OI +13.24%), CGPOWER (price +1.09%, OI +3.70%), FEDERALBNK (price +3.34%, OI +3.46%), HINDZINC (price +0.53%, OI +2.43%), INDIANB (price +0.07%, OI +1.83%).
Short buildup (price down, OI up): 360ONE (price -1.81%, OI +4.42%), ULTRACEMCO (price -3.20%, OI +4.05%), RADICO (price -0.93%, OI +3.57%), WAAREEENER (price -0.87%, OI +3.19%), HYUNDAI (price -1.07%, OI +2.82%).
Short covering (price up, OI down): BANKINDIA (price +3.39%, OI -5.90%), SBIN (price +1.40%, OI -5.82%), EICHERMOT (price +1.44%, OI -5.64%), BANKBARODA (price +3.49%, OI -4.91%), MCX (price +0.49%, OI -3.97%).
Long unwinding (price down, OI down): AUROPHARMA (price -2.52%, OI -25.15%), NESTLEIND (price -1.58%, OI -7.24%), UPL (price -0.83%, OI -7.11%), INDUSTOWER (price -0.38%, OI -6.50%), UJJIVANSFB (price -0.13%, OI -6.24%).
F&O ban list and position limits
Securities in the F&O ban period for 21 OCT 2026: AMBUJACEM, KAYNES, SAIL.
Closest to their market-wide position limit (future-equivalent open interest as a share of MWPL): SAIL 94.3%, KAYNES 93.0%, AMBUJACEM 91.9%, INOXWIND 87.8%, CROMPTON 87.6%, LICHSGFIN 87.1%, MANAPPURAM 85.1%, BANDHANBNK 81.7%.
Delivery
Highest delivery percentage among stocks with at least Rs 50 crore traded: PREMEXPLN 88.0%, LIQUIDIETF 81.6%, PRUDENT 79.4%, LALPATHLAB 75.7%, LICI 74.2%, ASTERDM 73.9%, LIQUIDCASE 71.9%, DIVISLAB 70.9%.
Calculated from NSE end-of-day files for the 2026-10-19 session. Open interest is shown in lots. For information and education only; not trading advice.