Market report · 28 Oct 2026
Stock market today, 28 Oct 2026. What moved, who bought, what’s next.
On Wednesday 28 October 2026, 747 stocks rose and 675 fell; Media was the best sector (+1.9%).
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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 3 Nov expiry
22,699last+0.24%0.95PCR0.92 at open15.3%ATM IV15.2–18.2% today22,700max painwas 22,750
- Opened 22,644, high 22,774 at 13:01, low 22,499 at 10:31, last 22,699 (+0.24% from the open, a 1.21% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.92 → 0.95: puts and calls were added at a similar pace.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 22,800 → 23,000, put side 22,500 (unchanged). The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 16.7% → 15.3%, straddle 398 → 355 (-11%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 22,677. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
BANK NIFTY 23 Nov expiry
54,267last+0.87%0.92PCR0.93 at open15.8%ATM IV15.6–17.4% today55,500max painunchanged
- Opened 53,799, high 54,422 at 13:01, low 53,663 at 09:31, last 54,267 (+0.87% from the open, a 1.41% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.93 → 0.92: puts and calls were added at a similar pace.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 55,000 (unchanged), put side 53,000 → 54,000. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 17.4% → 15.8%, straddle 1,948 → 1,822 (-6%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 53,832. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
FINNIFTY 23 Nov expiry
24,418last+0.84%1.72PCR1.26 at open15.0%ATM IV7.2–32.2% today24,600max painwas 25,000
- Opened 24,215, high 24,459 at 13:01, low 24,124 at 10:22, last 24,418 (+0.84% from the open, a 1.39% range). It finished near the high of the day.
- PCR 1.26 → 1.72: put writing outpaced call 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 → 24,200. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 8.7% → 15.0%, straddle 2,418 → 1,079 (-55%): option premiums got richer.
SENSEX 29 Oct expiry
73,246last+0.19%1.21PCR1.02 at open20.1%ATM IV19.7–26.1% today73,300max painwas 73,500
- Opened 73,104, high 73,506 at 13:01, low 72,618 at 10:22, last 73,246 (+0.19% from the open, a 1.21% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 1.02 → 1.21: 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 (unchanged), put side 72,500 → 73,000. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 24.1% → 20.1%, straddle 829 → 612 (-26%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed below the gamma flip at 73,344. Below it, option dealers’ hedging tends to make moves larger rather than dampen them.
Market
Breadth, sectors and strength.
NIFTY 50––
Advances / declines747 / 675of 1,427 stocks
Above 200-day average39%above 50-day: 17%
New highs / lows13 / 5052-week, closing basis
- Best sectors today: Media +1.9%, Pharma & healthcare +1.1%, Textiles +1.0%
- Weakest: Oil & gas -2.1%, Telecom -1.7%, Utilities -1.6%
- Rotation, leading: Pharma & healthcare, Consumer Services, Cement & building materials, Services, Oil & gas, IT, Consumer durables, Auto, Telecom, Media
- Rotation, improving: Financial services, Realty, Power, Metal, Construction
- Rotation, weakening: Textiles
- Rotation, lagging: Chemicals, Capital goods, FMCG, Utilities
- 138 stocks have an RS rating of 90+; 12 have their RS line at a new high: Steel Strips Wheels, Sky Gold And Diamonds, Kross, SG Mart, Pashupati Cotspin.
Smart money
Who bought, who sold, and how much was delivered.
FII index futures long12%+1 pts in a week
Big-buyer days4438 stocks on a 3-in-10 streak
- 44 big-buyer days (delivery 3× normal or more): Pashupati Cotspin 35.2× (+5.2%), STARHEALTH 12.5× (-5.0%), JSW Dulux 10.3× (-1.4%), Jubilant Ingrevia 9.8× (-6.1%), Midwest 9.8× (+8.8%).
- 9 stocks showed institutional-buying signs together: Aarti Drugs +11.3%, Midwest +8.8%, Patanjali Foods +6.2%, SHREEPUSHK +7.8%, L&T +3.7%.
- 59 bulk and block deals; largest outside HFT firms: Sterlite Technologies Ltd: Poonawalla Aviation Private Limite buy ₹53 Cr; Sterlite Technologies Ltd: Serum Institute Of India Private L sell ₹53 Cr; STL Networks: Uno Metals Ltd sell ₹9 Cr; Asian Granito India: Goldendunes Buildhome Private Limi buy ₹8 Cr.
- Short selling disclosed for 27 Oct: 198 stocks; most shorted IDFC First Bank, Steel Authority of India, RBL Bank, Vodafone Idea.
FII/DII data →Institutional buying →Bulk & block deals →High delivery →
F&O
Futures build-up, options positioning and the ban list.
Long build-up64stocks
Short build-up45stocks
NIFTY PCR1.05higher than 67% of days
NIFTY max pain22,750spot 22,750
- Biggest long build-up: Bajaj Auto OI +18.5%, Radico Khaitan OI +12.8%, United Spirits OI +12.4%, Kotak Bank OI +9.4%, Bharti Airtel OI +9.1%.
- Biggest short build-up: Voltas OI +16.3%, Paytm OI +10.5%, ONGC OI +9.3%, IndusInd Bank OI +8.3%, Bharat Dynamics OI +8.2%.
- Longest streaks: AU Bank 7 days of short build-up, Tata Motors 7 days of short build-up, 360 ONE WAM 3 days of short build-up, Hindustan Zinc 3 days of short build-up.
- In the F&O ban for the next session: SAIL.
Corporate actions, IPOs & surveillance
- Coming ex-dates: Shriram Finance 29 Oct dividend (0.8% yield); CMPDI 29 Oct dividend (0.6% yield); Crisil 29 Oct dividend (0.4% yield); Kajaria Ceramics 29 Oct dividend (1.1% yield); Ksolves India 29 Oct dividend (0.5% yield); CHENNPETRO 30 Oct dividend (1.6% yield); Dalmia Bharat 30 Oct dividend (0.3% yield); DCM Shriram 30 Oct dividend (0.4% yield).
- IPOs open or upcoming: M. K. Sons Fine Jewels Limited (28 Oct–30 Oct, ₹153 to ₹162); SFC Environmental Technologies Limited (27 Oct–29 Oct, ₹313 to ₹330); BLS Polymers Limited (27 Oct–29 Oct, ₹142 to ₹150); EAAA India Alternatives Limited (26 Oct–28 Oct, ₹1585 to ₹1665); Bombay Coated and Special Steels Limited (29 Oct–2 Nov, ₹78 to ₹82).
- Under NSE surveillance: 140 long-term ASM, 48 short-term ASM, 77 GSM. New today: Steel Strips Wheels, YUDIZ, BN Agrochem, Paushak, SPCL. Out: AUSTENG, BSHSL, MODINATUR, SHREERAMA.
Tomorrow, 29 Oct
What is on the calendar for the next session.
- 117 board meetings on Thursday 29 Oct: 21st Century Management Servic (results), 3i Infotech Limited (results), ACI (results), Anlon Healthcare (results), Alivus Life Sciences (results), Alldigi Tech Limited (results), Alldigi Tech Limited (buyback), Ambuja Cements (results), Amj Land Holdings Limited (results), Apar Industries (results), Asset Reconstruction Company ( (results), Ashima Limited (results), Asian Paints (results), Avio Smart Market Stack Limite (fund raising), Axita Cotton Limited (results), AYM Syntex (results), Banaras Beads Limited (results), Blackbuck (results), Bliss GVS Pharma Limited (results), Blue Star (results)….
- Going ex-date: Shriram Finance (dividend), CMPDI (dividend), Crisil (dividend), Kajaria Ceramics (dividend), Ksolves India (dividend).
- F&O ban: SAIL.
Compiled automatically from NSE’s daily files and company filings. Information and education only, not investment advice; ChartMine is not a SEBI-registered adviser.