Market report · 2 Nov 2026
Stock market today, 2 Nov 2026. What moved, who bought, what’s next.
On Monday 2 November 2026, 1115 stocks rose and 311 fell; FIIs were net buyers of ₹3,115 Cr in cash and DIIs net sellers of ₹392 Cr; Textiles was the best sector (+4.5%).
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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
23,331last+0.46%1.41PCR1.50 at open15.2%ATM IV15.2–19.4% today23,250max painwas 23,000
- Opened 23,224, high 23,357 at 10:55, low 23,211 at 13:40, last 23,331 (+0.46% from the open, a 0.63% range). It finished near the high of the day.
- PCR 1.50 → 1.41: call writing outpaced put writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 23,400 (unchanged), put side 23,000 → 23,300. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 19.4% → 15.2%, straddle 207 → 149 (-28%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 23,286. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
BANK NIFTY 23 Nov expiry
54,879last-0.07%0.96PCR0.94 at open14.4%ATM IV14.4–15.2% today55,500max painunchanged
- Opened 54,918, high 54,998 at 10:47, low 54,591 at 13:40, last 54,879 (-0.07% from the open, a 0.74% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.94 → 0.96: 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 54,000 (unchanged).
- At-the-money IV 14.9% → 14.4%, straddle 1,581 → 1,518 (-4%): most of the fall in premium was time decay and the move, not volatility.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 54,512. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
FINNIFTY 23 Nov expiry
24,828last+0.25%1.02PCR1.23 at open15.6%ATM IV6.8–29.1% today24,800max painwas 24,650
- Opened 24,767, high 24,880 at 12:17, low 24,697 at 13:40, last 24,828 (+0.25% from the open, a 0.74% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 1.23 → 1.02: call writing outpaced put writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 25,300 → 25,500, put side 24,600 (unchanged). The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 26.1% → 15.6%, straddle 780 → 743 (-5%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 24,720. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
SENSEX 5 Nov expiry
75,409last+0.41%1.12PCR1.23 at open16.5%ATM IV16.4–18.6% today75,000max painwas 74,300
- Opened 75,102, high 75,551 at 10:52, low 74,991 at 13:40, last 75,409 (+0.41% from the open, a 0.75% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 1.23 → 1.12: call writing outpaced put writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 76,000 → 75,500, put side 74,000 → 75,000.
- At-the-money IV 17.1% → 16.5%, straddle 980 → 897 (-8%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 75,319. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
Market
Breadth, sectors and strength.
NIFTY 50––
Advances / declines1115 / 311of 1,429 stocks
Above 200-day average40%above 50-day: 20%
New highs / lows27 / 2152-week, closing basis
- Best sectors today: Textiles +4.5%, Telecom +4.5%, Construction +3.8%
- Weakest: Media -0.7%, Pharma & healthcare +0.6%, IT +1.1%
- Rotation, leading: Pharma & healthcare, Consumer Services, Cement & building materials, Power, Oil & gas, IT, Auto, Textiles, Telecom, Media
- Rotation, improving: Financial services, Realty, Metal, Construction
- Rotation, weakening: FMCG, Services
- Rotation, lagging: Chemicals, Capital goods, Consumer durables, Utilities
- 138 stocks have an RS rating of 90+; 24 have their RS line at a new high: Venus Remedies, Laurus Labs, SG Mart, Krishana Phoschem, MBAPL.
Smart money
Who bought, who sold, and how much was delivered.
FII net (cash)₹3,115 Crbought
DII net (cash)₹392 Crsold
FII index futures long11%+1 pts in a week
Big-buyer days5749 stocks on a 3-in-10 streak
- 57 big-buyer days (delivery 3× normal or more): Pashupati Cotspin 44.8× (+5.2%), Gallantt Ispat 23.2× (-7.5%), MARKOLINES 18.0× (+4.2%), Dalmia Bharat 10.2× (+4.0%), Ugro Capital 7.7× (-4.2%).
- 17 stocks showed institutional-buying signs together: MARKOLINES +4.2%, Mufin Green Finance +2.5%, Tembo Global Industries +4.3%, Pashupati Cotspin +5.2%, Dalmia Bharat +4.0%.
- 87 bulk and block deals; largest outside HFT firms: Eaaa India Alternatives L: Hdfc Mutual Fund buy ₹135 Cr; Eaaa India Alternatives L: Carnelian Asset Management & Advis buy ₹118 Cr; Eaaa India Alternatives L: Larsen And Toubro Limited buy ₹63 Cr; Go Fashion (India): Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund sell ₹33 Cr.
- Short selling disclosed for 30 Oct: 76 stocks; most shorted Suzlon Energy, Kotak Bank, Adani Ports, 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-up24stocks
Short build-up83stocks
NIFTY PCR1.42higher than 99% of days
NIFTY max pain23,000spot 23,053
- Biggest long build-up: NAVINFLUOR OI +74.0%, Max Healthcare OI +5.6%, Ather Energy OI +4.4%, Trent OI +4.1%, Divi's Labs OI +3.8%.
- Biggest short build-up: Data Patterns (India) OI +48.1%, Syrma SGS Technology OI +38.1%, Sagility OI +36.1%, Karur Vysya Bank OI +34.9%, City Union Bank OI +31.5%.
- Longest streaks: Aurobindo Pharma 5 days of long build-up, Alkem Laboratories 4 days of long build-up, Max Financial Services 4 days of short build-up, ITC 3 days of long build-up.
- In the F&O ban for the next session: KAYNES, SAIL.
Corporate actions, IPOs & surveillance
- Coming ex-dates: Infosys 3 Nov dividend (2.2% yield); R R Kabel 3 Nov dividend (0.3% yield); Mazagon Dock 3 Nov dividend (0.3% yield); Gravita India 3 Nov dividend (0.5% yield); Sasken Technologies 3 Nov dividend (0.7% yield); Concord Biotech 4 Nov bonus; Privi Speciality Chemicals 4 Nov dividend (0.1% yield); Godrej Consumer 4 Nov dividend (0.6% yield).
- IPOs open or upcoming: Bombay Coated and Special Steels Limited (29 Oct–2 Nov, ₹78 to ₹82).
- Under NSE surveillance: 138 long-term ASM, 40 short-term ASM, 77 GSM. New today: BN Agrochem, Milton, Sakuma Exports, Tera Software, Welspun Investments and Comm. Out: AMBANIORGO, CELLPOINT, DCM Shriram Industries, D. P. Abhushan, GANDHAR, GENCON.
Tomorrow, 3 Nov
What is on the calendar for the next session.
- 182 board meetings on Tuesday 3 Nov: Aarnav Fashions Limited (results), Aarti Drugs (results), A B Infrabuild Limited (results), Allied Digital Services (results), ADVENTHTL (results), AIA Engineering (results), AIIL (results), AJMERA (results), Alkyl Amines Chemicals (results), Allcargo Logistics (results), Amanta Healthcare (results), Amrutanjan Health Care (results), Anthem Biosciences (results), Archidply Industries Limited (results), Arfin India (results), Arihant Superstructures Limite (results), Arisinfra Solutions (results), Arvee Laboratories (India) Lim (results), Asahi India Glass (results), Ashoka Metcast Limited (results)….
- Going ex-date: Infosys (dividend), R R Kabel (dividend), Mazagon Dock (dividend), Gravita India (dividend), Sasken Technologies (dividend).
- F&O ban: KAYNES, 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.