F&O market wrap: 29 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 closed at 22,936.75 (+1.05%); Nifty OI put-call ratio 1.44; FII net index futures -2,38,023 contracts.
Index closes
Nifty 50 closed at 22,936.75, up 237.90 points (+1.05%), with a day range of 22,656.75 to 22,961.95.
Bank Nifty closed at 54,909.65, up 642.25 points (+1.18%), with a day range of 54,047.90 to 54,980.15.
Nifty Financial Services closed at 24,704.55, up 286.30 points (+1.17%), with a day range of 24,319.05 to 24,741.85.
Nifty Midcap Select closed at 13,381.05, up 94.45 points (+0.71%), with a day range of 13,264.15 to 13,381.05.
India VIX closed at 15.12, down 1.13 points (-6.94%), with a day range of 15.09 to 16.57.
Options positioning
NIFTY, expiry 3 Nov 2026: max pain is 22,900, and the index closed 36.75 points above it. The OI put-call ratio is 1.44 (more put than call open interest).
NIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 23,500 (1,81,912 lots) and the largest put OI at 22,000 (1,50,173 lots). The most new call OI was added at 23,500 (+60,230 lots) and the most new put OI at 22,800 (+89,606 lots).
BANKNIFTY, expiry 23 Nov 2026: max pain is 55,500, and the index closed 590.35 points below it. The OI put-call ratio is 0.97 (more call than put open interest).
BANKNIFTY open interest: the largest call OI is at 57,000 (60,300 lots) and the largest put OI at 58,000 (45,354 lots). The most new call OI was added at 58,000 (+5,338 lots) and the most new put OI at 58,000 (+6,403 lots).
FII and DII positions
FII net index futures position: -2,38,023 contracts (-2,981 from the previous session, when it was -2,35,042). Net index call options -2,23,493, net index put options +4,54,958 contracts.
DII net index futures position: +40,661 contracts (-527 from the previous session, when it was +41,188). Net index call options +2,823, net index put options +1,06,904 contracts.
Stock futures: price and open interest
Long buildup (price up, OI up): PIDILITIND (price +2.20%, OI +7.78%), SWIGGY (price +0.84%, OI +7.10%), AMBUJACEM (price +1.37%, OI +6.03%), RADICO (price +2.17%, OI +5.46%), DELHIVERY (price +2.56%, OI +5.24%).
Short buildup (price down, OI up): HEROMOTOCO (price -4.11%, OI +15.16%), PNBHOUSING (price -1.40%, OI +10.45%), ENRIN (price -0.36%, OI +5.32%), MAXHEALTH (price -0.26%, OI +4.88%), TRENT (price -1.20%, OI +4.30%).
Short covering (price up, OI down): TVSMOTOR (price +1.78%, OI -8.06%), JSWENERGY (price +6.60%, OI -5.62%), APLAPOLLO (price +1.37%, OI -5.50%), GVT&D (price +0.57%, OI -5.47%), HINDZINC (price +1.36%, OI -5.25%).
Long unwinding (price down, OI down): MANKIND (price -0.85%, OI -3.06%), SAGILITY (price -1.22%, OI -2.07%), OFSS (price -0.22%, OI -1.77%), CGPOWER (price -0.41%, OI -1.27%), CUMMINSIND (price -1.42%, OI -1.13%).
F&O ban list and position limits
Securities in the F&O ban period for 30 OCT 2026: KAYNES, SAIL.
Closest to their market-wide position limit (future-equivalent open interest as a share of MWPL): KAYNES 92.8%, BANDHANBNK 86.0%, MANAPPURAM 85.4%, SAIL 85.0%, INOXWIND 83.7%, LICHSGFIN 83.3%, AMBUJACEM 81.1%, IDEA 78.3%.
Delivery
Highest delivery percentage among stocks with at least Rs 50 crore traded: CASHIETF 98.7%, LIQGRWBEES 90.4%, LIQUIDBEES 84.9%, THERMAX 82.3%, APTUS 82.2%, TIINDIA 77.6%, LIQUIDCASE 75.5%, CASTROLIND 75.5%.
Calculated from NSE end-of-day files for the 2026-10-29 session. Open interest is shown in lots. For information and education only; not trading advice.