Nifty Options Data

Stock Market India: Equity benchmarks opened in the green, recouping some of the steep losses in the previous session.

Despite a remarkable up move in market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in index future segment with rise in open interest, indicating formation of short positions by them in index futures on Wednesday

Changes in option open interest (outstanding position) and future open interest data indicates a most likely expiry will be between 7,800-7,900 levels. However, an expiry below 7,800 cannot be ruled out.

Option data also suggests the continuation of bullish trend, though the Nifty is likely to be range bound between 7,800 and 8,200.

Respite from incessant selling in domestic stock markets is unlikely on Monday, according to derivatives data.

The Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday tracking the fall in rupee. The Sensex fell 324 points to close at 27,608, while the 50-shares Nifty ended below the crucial psychological level of 8,400.

Overseas investors bought Indian equity derivatives worth Rs 4,122 crore on Tuesday, NSE data shows. The amount included Rs 2,853 crore worth of index options.

Foreign institutional investors bought an equal amount of Rs 2,163 crore in India's equity futures and options market on Thursday despite it being an expiry of March derivative contracts, NSE data shows.

Overseas investors sold index options worth Rs 923 crore on Thursday, while adding 36,545 contracts to their outstanding index option positions, exchange and regulatory data shows.

Drug makers such as Ranbaxy, up 6 per cent, and Sun Pharma, up 3.6 per cent, also saw buying interest. Shares in Larsen and Toubro gained 2.3 per cent after the company said on Friday it was evaluating options "for monetisation" of assets belonging to unit L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (IDPL).

The markets are likely to see further correction in the week ahead after breaking a 6-week rising trend to end in the red. Volatility would be at its highest as we head into a futures and options (F&O) expiry week on Thursday. Another trend setter for the period would be the January-March quarter GDP data due on Friday, which would confirm that the...

Stock Market India: Equity benchmarks opened in the green, recouping some of the steep losses in the previous session.

Despite a remarkable up move in market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in index future segment with rise in open interest, indicating formation of short positions by them in index futures on Wednesday

Changes in option open interest (outstanding position) and future open interest data indicates a most likely expiry will be between 7,800-7,900 levels. However, an expiry below 7,800 cannot be ruled out.

Option data also suggests the continuation of bullish trend, though the Nifty is likely to be range bound between 7,800 and 8,200.

Respite from incessant selling in domestic stock markets is unlikely on Monday, according to derivatives data.

The Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday tracking the fall in rupee. The Sensex fell 324 points to close at 27,608, while the 50-shares Nifty ended below the crucial psychological level of 8,400.

Overseas investors bought Indian equity derivatives worth Rs 4,122 crore on Tuesday, NSE data shows. The amount included Rs 2,853 crore worth of index options.

Foreign institutional investors bought an equal amount of Rs 2,163 crore in India's equity futures and options market on Thursday despite it being an expiry of March derivative contracts, NSE data shows.

Overseas investors sold index options worth Rs 923 crore on Thursday, while adding 36,545 contracts to their outstanding index option positions, exchange and regulatory data shows.

Drug makers such as Ranbaxy, up 6 per cent, and Sun Pharma, up 3.6 per cent, also saw buying interest. Shares in Larsen and Toubro gained 2.3 per cent after the company said on Friday it was evaluating options "for monetisation" of assets belonging to unit L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (IDPL).

The markets are likely to see further correction in the week ahead after breaking a 6-week rising trend to end in the red. Volatility would be at its highest as we head into a futures and options (F&O) expiry week on Thursday. Another trend setter for the period would be the January-March quarter GDP data due on Friday, which would confirm that the...