Market report · 3 Nov 2026
Stock market today, 3 Nov 2026. What moved, who bought, what’s next.
On Tuesday 3 November 2026, 827 stocks rose and 597 fell; FIIs were net buyers of ₹6,837 Cr in cash and DIIs net sellers of ₹3,679 Cr; Textiles was the best sector (+3.2%).
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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 9 Nov expiry
23,732last+0.55%0.91PCR0.77 at open15.3%ATM IV14.2–15.9% today23,550max painwas 23,200
- Opened 23,603, high 23,742 at 13:42, low 23,534 at 09:16, last 23,732 (+0.55% from the open, a 0.88% range). It finished near the high of the day.
- PCR 0.77 → 0.91: put writing outpaced call writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 24,000 (unchanged), put side 23,000 → 23,600. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 14.5% → 15.3%, straddle 357 → 372 (+4%): option premiums got richer.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 23,562. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
BANK NIFTY 23 Nov expiry
55,454last+0.23%0.91PCR0.90 at open14.4%ATM IV14.1–14.9% today55,600max painwas 55,500
- Opened 55,325, high 55,713 at 13:36, low 55,283 at 09:19, last 55,454 (+0.23% from the open, a 0.78% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.90 → 0.91: 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 57,000 → 56,000, put side 55,000 (unchanged). The zone option sellers are defending moved lower during the day.
- At-the-money IV 14.1% → 14.4%, straddle 1,456 → 1,494 (+3%): most of the fall in premium was time decay and the move, not volatility.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 54,936. Above it, option dealers’ hedging tends to dampen moves; a break below it tends to make moves larger.
FINNIFTY 23 Nov expiry
25,305last+0.82%1.34PCR0.91 at open15.4%ATM IV8.2–57.1% today25,000max painwas 24,800
- Opened 25,098, high 25,396 at 13:51, low 25,098 at 09:15, last 25,305 (+0.82% from the open, a 1.18% range). It finished mid-range.
- PCR 0.91 → 1.34: put writing outpaced call writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 25,500 (unchanged), put side 24,600 (unchanged).
- At-the-money IV 26.4% → 15.4%, straddle 778 → 730 (-6%): option premiums cheapened as volatility eased.
- It closed below the gamma flip at 25,634. Below it, option dealers’ hedging tends to make moves larger rather than dampen them.
SENSEX 5 Nov expiry
76,717last+0.83%1.00PCR1.08 at open19.0%ATM IV17.1–19.1% today76,400max painwas 75,100
- Opened 76,089, high 76,772 at 13:41, low 76,089 at 09:15, last 76,717 (+0.83% from the open, a 0.90% range). It finished near the high of the day.
- PCR 1.08 → 1.00: call writing outpaced put writing through the day.
- Gamma walls, the strikes with the most option gamma above and below the price: call side 77,000 (unchanged), put side 75,500 → 76,000. The zone option sellers are defending moved higher during the day.
- At-the-money IV 17.1% → 19.0%, straddle 813 → 858 (+6%): option premiums got richer.
- It closed above the gamma flip at 76,542. 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 / declines827 / 597of 1,428 stocks
Above 200-day average41%above 50-day: 23%
New highs / lows28 / 2052-week, closing basis
- Best sectors today: Textiles +3.2%, FMCG +2.5%, Realty +2.4%
- Weakest: Construction -1.0%, Utilities -0.8%, Power -0.8%
- Rotation, leading: Pharma & healthcare, FMCG, Consumer Services, Realty, Cement & building materials, Power, Oil & gas, Auto, Textiles, Telecom, Media
- Rotation, improving: Financial services, Metal, Construction
- Rotation, weakening: Services, IT
- Rotation, lagging: Chemicals, Capital goods, Consumer durables, Utilities
- 138 stocks have an RS rating of 90+; 25 have their RS line at a new high: Venus Remedies, Pashupati Cotspin, SG Mart, Krishana Phoschem, Laurus Labs.
Smart money
Who bought, who sold, and how much was delivered.
FII net (cash)₹6,837 Crbought
DII net (cash)₹3,679 Crsold
FII index futures long11%-2 pts in a week
Big-buyer days7552 stocks on a 3-in-10 streak
- 75 big-buyer days (delivery 3× normal or more): Prataap Snacks 66.3× (+2.1%), Pashupati Cotspin 27.2× (+5.0%), BHAGCHEM 14.7× (-7.6%), MARKOLINES 13.9× (+1.2%), Godrej Industries 13.3× (+2.4%).
- 21 stocks showed institutional-buying signs together: Restaurant Brands Asia +2.1%, Prataap Snacks +2.1%, Nelcast +14.2%, MARKOLINES +1.2%, Godrej Industries +2.4%.
- 149 bulk and block deals; largest outside HFT firms: Gallantt Ispat: Suryalaxmi Infracon Private Limite buy ₹250 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Dinesh R Agarwal sell ₹250 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Suryalaxmi Infracon Private Limite buy ₹250 Cr; Gallantt Ispat: Dinesh R Agarwal sell ₹250 Cr.
- Short selling disclosed for 2 Nov: 99 stocks; most shorted ITI, Reliance, Castrol India, Power Grid.
FII/DII data →Institutional buying →Bulk & block deals →High delivery →
F&O
Futures build-up, options positioning and the ban list.
Long build-up71stocks
Short build-up23stocks
NIFTY PCR1.40higher than 98% of days
NIFTY max pain23,250spot 23,441
- Biggest long build-up: Data Patterns (India) OI +31.1%, COROMANDEL OI +12.0%, Marico OI +8.2%, Oil India OI +7.2%, Jindal Steel OI +6.3%.
- Biggest short build-up: Karur Vysya Bank OI +143.4%, Syrma SGS Technology OI +96.2%, City Union Bank OI +54.5%, PB Fintech (Policybazaar) OI +13.8%, Lodha Developers OI +9.5%.
- Longest streaks: Aurobindo Pharma 6 days of long build-up, Alkem Laboratories 5 days of long build-up, Max Financial Services 5 days of short build-up, Divi's Labs 3 days of long build-up.
- In the F&O ban for the next session: KAYNES, SAIL.
Corporate actions, IPOs & surveillance
- Coming ex-dates: Concord Biotech 4 Nov bonus; Privi Speciality Chemicals 4 Nov dividend (0.1% yield); Godrej Consumer 4 Nov dividend (0.6% yield); Coal India 4 Nov dividend (2.5% yield); Asian Paints 4 Nov dividend (0.2% yield); Vaibhav Global 4 Nov dividend (0.9% yield); Symphony 4 Nov dividend (0.4% yield); Suvidhaa Infoserve 4 Nov rights.
- Under NSE surveillance: 138 long-term ASM, 46 short-term ASM, 76 GSM. New today: Acutaas Chemicals, Ather Energy, Credent, Giriraj, Hubtown, KHFM. Out: KANANIIND, PRIORITY, SUNFLAG, WILLAMAGOR.
Tomorrow, 4 Nov
What is on the calendar for the next session.
- 224 board meetings on Wednesday 4 Nov: 63MOONS (results), Aarvi Encon Limited (results), Adroit Infotech Limited (results), Advance Agrolife (results), Aeroflex Enterprises (results), Afcons Infrastructure (results), Ashapuri Gold Ornament Limited (results), Ashapura Intimates Fashion Lim (results), All Time Plastics (results), Amines & Plasticizers Limited (results), Alembic Pharmaceuticals (results), Apollo Hospitals (results), Apollo Tyres (results), Aptech (results), APTUS (results), Arman Financial Services (results), Ashiana Housing (results), Aspinwall and Company Limited (results), Allcargo Terminals Limited (results), ATLANTAA LIMITED (results)….
- Going ex-date: Concord Biotech (bonus), Privi Speciality Chemicals (dividend), Godrej Consumer (dividend), Coal India (dividend), Asian Paints (dividend), Vaibhav Global (dividend), Symphony (dividend), Suvidhaa Infoserve (rights), Silver Touch 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.