Market report · 22 Oct 2026
Stock market today, 22 Oct 2026. What moved, who bought, what’s next.
On Thursday 22 October 2026, NIFTY 50 fell 0.54% to 22,688; 377 stocks rose and 1041 fell; FIIs were net sellers of ₹3,459 Cr in cash and DIIs net buyers of ₹2,891 Cr; Telecom was the best sector (+1.3%).
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Session recap: options
How each index’s options traded from the open to the close today, for its nearest expiry. Spot every 15 minutes; PCR is the dashed line below.
NIFTY 50 27 Oct expiry
22,688last+0.02%0.76PCR0.65 at open14.2%ATM IV13.8–16.3% today22,800max painwas 22,900
- Opened 22,683, high 22,780 at 11:13, low 22,559 at 09:25, last 22,688 (+0.02% from the open, a 0.97% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.65 → 0.76: put writing outpaced call writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 23,000 (unchanged), put side 22,500 → 22,600. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 14.7% → 14.2%, straddle 314 → 302 (-4%): most of the fall in premium was time decay and the move, not volatility.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 22,638. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
BANK NIFTY 27 Oct expiry
54,926last+0.61%0.99PCR0.92 at open15.4%ATM IV15.0–17.0% today55,400max painwas 55,500
- Opened 54,594, high 55,131 at 10:39, low 54,530 at 09:38, last 54,926 (+0.61% from the open, a 1.10% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.92 → 0.99: put writing outpaced call writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 55,000 (unchanged), put side 54,000 → 54,500. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 16.1% → 15.4%, straddle 843 → 791 (-6%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 54,839. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
FINNIFTY 27 Oct expiry
24,658last+0.87%0.76PCR0.84 at open16.6%ATM IV15.6–18.2% today24,900max painwas 25,000
- Opened 24,445, high 24,721 at 11:13, low 24,440 at 10:05, last 24,658 (+0.87% from the open, a 1.15% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.84 → 0.76: call writing outpaced put writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 25,000 (unchanged), put side 24,000 → 24,600. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 17.2% → 16.6%, straddle 457 → 382 (-16%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 24,558. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
SENSEX 29 Oct expiry
73,292last+0.22%1.05PCR0.92 at open15.4%ATM IV15.0–16.9% today73,500max painwas 73,700
- Opened 73,133, high 73,704 at 11:13, low 73,042 at 09:35, last 73,292 (+0.22% from the open, a 0.90% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.92 → 1.05: put writing outpaced call writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 74,000 → 73,500, put side 72,000 → 73,000.
- At-the-money IV 16.3% → 15.4%, straddle 1,325 → 1,250 (-6%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed below the gamma flip at 73,413. Below it, option dealers’ hedging tends to make moves larger rather than dampen them.
Intraday & options prep
Levels for Friday 23 Oct from 22 Oct’s high, low and close; the options map is for each index’s next expiry, from NSE’s end-of-day F&O file.
| Index | CPR next session | Pivot | R1 / R2 | S1 / S2 | Call wall | Put wall | Max pain | Options price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIFTY 5022,688 (-0.54%) | 22,670–22,682very narrow · 0.05% | 22,676 | 22,79722,906 | 22,56722,446 | 24,000call wall | 22,000put wall | 22,850PCR 0.82 | ±300to 27 Oct |
| BANK NIFTY54,926 (-0.09%) | 54,797–54,883narrow · 0.16% | 54,840 | 55,22055,515 | 54,54554,165 | 56,000call wall | 55,000put wall | 55,500PCR 0.94 | ±793to 27 Oct |
| FINNIFTY24,658 (-0.14%) | 24,575–24,630narrow · 0.22% | 24,603 | 24,78024,903 | 24,48024,303 | 25,000call wall | 23,500put wall | 24,900PCR 0.75 | ±390to 27 Oct |
| MIDCAP SELECT13,315 (-0.39%) | 13,265–13,298normal · 0.25% | 13,281 | 13,41913,524 | 13,17713,039 | 14,500call wall | 13,000put wall | 13,500PCR 0.7 | ±247to 27 Oct |
- NIFTY 50 (27 Oct expiry, 5 days): call writers added most at 24,000 (+43.2 lakh OI), put writers at 21,500 (+40.6 lakh). The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about ±300 points (22,388–22,988) by expiry.
- BANK NIFTY (27 Oct expiry, 5 days): call writers added most at 54,700 (+0.4 lakh OI), put writers at 54,500 (+2.9 lakh). The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about ±793 points (54,132–55,719) by expiry.
- FINNIFTY (27 Oct expiry, 5 days): call writers added most at 25,000 (+0.1 lakh OI), put writers at 24,750 (+0.1 lakh). The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about ±390 points (24,267–25,048) by expiry.
- MIDCAP SELECT (27 Oct expiry, 5 days): call writers added most at 13,600 (+1.6 lakh OI), put writers at 12,600 (+1.5 lakh). The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about ±247 points (13,068–13,562) by expiry.
- India VIX 15.76 (+0.56%): little changed.
F&O stocks set up for the next session
- Tightest CPR for the next session (F&O): Computer Age Management Services 0.00%, Union Bank 0.01%, LIC 0.02%, Info Edge (Naukri) 0.02%, HUL 0.02%, Tata Consultancy Services 0.02%, Prestige Estates 0.03%, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation 0.03%
- NR7 today, narrowest range in 7 sessions: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Axis Bank, LIC Housing Finance, Punjab National Bank, Indian Bank, Jio Financial, NTPC, Canara Bank
- Inside bars: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, GAIL (India), SBI Life, Tata Consultancy Services, Federal Bank, IndusInd Bank, Union Bank, Yes Bank
- Big opening gaps today: KEI Industries gap -3.1%, closed -8.4%, Mazagon Dock gap -2.9%, closed -3.8%, Gmr Airports gap -2.4%, closed -0.2%, Samvardhana Motherson gap -2.2%, closed -1.7%, Bajaj Finance gap -2.0%, closed +1.7%
- Results before the next session, what options price vs a normal day: Coforge ±4.9% (normal ±1.6%), Oracle Financial Services Software ±4.5% (normal ±1.6%), CG Power ±4.3% (normal ±1.8%), Bank of India ±4.1% (normal ±1.1%), SBI Card ±3.8% (normal ±1.5%), Dr Reddy's ±3.7% (normal ±1.0%), Shriram Finance ±3.6% (normal ±1.6%), Jindal Steel ±3.5% (normal ±1.3%)
Narrow CPR scanner →PCR & max pain →NR7 stocks →Results calendar →
Market
Breadth, sectors and strength.
NIFTY 5022,688-0.54%
Advances / declines377 / 1041of 1,421 stocks
Above 200-day average39%above 50-day: 15%
New highs / lows5 / 18352-week, closing basis
- Best sectors today: Telecom +1.3%, Cement & building materials +0.2%, Services -0.0%
- Weakest: Media -2.3%, FMCG -1.6%, Utilities -1.6%
- Rotation, leading: Financial services, FMCG, Cement & building materials, Services, Oil & gas, IT, Consumer durables, Telecom, Media
- Rotation, improving: Consumer Services, Realty, Power, Metal, Auto, Construction
- Rotation, lagging: Chemicals, Pharma & healthcare, Capital goods, Textiles, Utilities
- 137 stocks have an RS rating of 90+; 17 have their RS line at a new high: Sky Gold And Diamonds, Shanti Gold International, Oriental Aromatics, PC Jeweller, Sambhv Steel Tubes.
Smart money
Who bought, who sold, and how much was delivered.
FII net (cash)₹3,459 Crsold
DII net (cash)₹2,891 Crbought
FII index futures long10%+0 pts in a week
Big-buyer days5040 stocks on a 3-in-10 streak
- 50 big-buyer days (delivery 3× normal or more): IGIL 14.9× (+10.0%), Birla Corporation 13.9× (-0.2%), Faze Three 12.4× (-0.6%), SANOFICONR 7.8× (-2.8%), Windsor Machines 7.8× (+0.3%).
- 7 stocks showed institutional-buying signs together: IGIL +10.0%, Crisil +4.2%, Omnitech Engineering +15.5%, Balkrishna Industries +3.5%, Union Bank +0.5%.
- 115 bulk and block deals; largest outside HFT firms: Gallantt Ispat: Suryalaxmi Infracon Private Limite buy ₹150 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Gallantt Industry Private Limited sell ₹150 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Suryalaxmi Infracon Private Limite buy ₹150 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Gallantt Industry Private Limited sell ₹150 Cr.
- Short selling disclosed for 21 Oct: 99 stocks; most shorted NHPC, Sagility, Bank of India, L&T Finance.
FII/DII data →Institutional buying →Bulk & block deals →High delivery →
F&O
Futures build-up, options positioning and the ban list.
Long build-up32stocks
Short build-up72stocks
NIFTY PCR0.88higher than 37% of days
NIFTY max pain22,850spot 22,688
- Biggest long build-up: Sagility OI +7.8%, SRF OI +6.2%, Federal Bank OI +4.3%, Indus Towers OI +3.3%, BPCL OI +3.0%.
- Biggest short build-up: Swiggy OI +12.7%, Siemens Energy India OI +12.4%, Nippon Life India AMC OI +9.6%, KPIT Technologies OI +9.3%, Oberoi Realty OI +7.9%.
- Longest streaks: Fortis Healthcare 6 days of short build-up, Adani Green 5 days of short build-up, Colgate Palmolive 5 days of short build-up, GE Vernova T&D India 5 days of short build-up.
- In the F&O ban for the next session: AMBUJACEM, KAYNES, SAIL.
Corporate actions, IPOs & surveillance
- Coming ex-dates: Azad India Mobility 23 Oct split; Tech Mahindra 23 Oct dividend (0.8% yield); Artemis Electricals and Projec 23 Oct dividend (0.0% yield); GARUDA 23 Oct dividend (0.0% yield); Modison 23 Oct dividend; LTM 23 Oct dividend (0.6% yield); IRFC 23 Oct dividend (1.5% yield); 360 ONE WAM 23 Oct dividend (0.7% yield).
- IPOs open or upcoming: Paras Healthcare Limited (21 Oct–23 Oct, ₹660 to ₹693); Jio Platforms Limited (21 Oct–23 Oct, ₹1065 to ₹1119); BLS Polymers Limited (27 Oct–29 Oct, ₹142 to ₹150); SFC Environmental Technologies Limited (27 Oct–29 Oct, ₹313 to ₹330); EAAA India Alternatives Limited (26 Oct–28 Oct, ₹1585 to ₹1665).
- Under NSE surveillance: 136 long-term ASM, 58 short-term ASM, 77 GSM. New today: Amal, Pashupati Cotspin, Prismx Global Ventures. Out: ABH, BASILIC, BMISL, BROOKS, COMFINTE, DEEPA.
Tomorrow, 23 Oct
What is on the calendar for the next session.
- 63 board meetings on Friday 23 Oct: Adani Power (results), Automotive Stampings and Assem (results), Avio Smart Market Stack Limite (fund raising), Atul (buyback), Atul (results), Bank of India (results), BPCL (results), CG Power (results), CMPDI (results), Coforge (results), Crisil (results), CSB Bank (results), Cubex Tubings Limited (results), DCB Bank (results), Dr Reddy's (results), Geojit Financial Services (results), GNA Axles (results), Godrej Properties (results), Gradiente Infotainment Limited (results), IndusInd Bank (results)….
- Going ex-date: Azad India Mobility (split), Tech Mahindra (dividend), Artemis Electricals and Projec (dividend), GARUDA (dividend), Modison (dividend), LTM (dividend), IRFC (dividend), 360 ONE WAM (dividend), BEPL (dividend), Oberoi Realty (dividend), HDB Financial Services (dividend), ICICI Lombard (dividend).
- F&O ban: AMBUJACEM, KAYNES, SAIL.
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