The pace at which FIIs have added short bets in index futures accelerated in the last three trading sessions, says Dharmesh Bhatt, Head-Derivatives Research at Systematix Institutional Research.
According to the NSE F&O data, FIIs have net sold index futures worth ₹10,397 crore thus far in the September series; Nifty OI now at 2-month high. Tech analysts flag key support levels on Nifty.
Amid the ₹14,261.41 crore sell-off, Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities believes that FIIs build-up short positions in index futures over the last three sessions, indicating increasing bearish bets.
The Nifty Put-Call-Ratio (PCR) stands near 0.71, indicating a cautious-to-negative undertone in the market, says Dhupesh Dhameja, Derivatives Research Analyst at SAMCO Securities.
The Nifty rollovers to May were below average, suggesting a likely cautious stance among participants and slight hesitation to carry forward aggressive bets, says Axis Securities.
Short build up is seen in the Nifty Futures, where Open interest rose by 3 per cent along with price fall of 1 per cent, said Nandish Shah, technical research analyst at HDFC Securities
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According to data, FIIs net sold shares worth ₹19,584.70 crore in the cash market, and index futures worth ₹10,100.74 crore in the F&O segment in the last three trading sessions.
F&O stocks Indian Bank, SAIL, Uno Minda, TCS, KEI Industries, Wipro, Patanjali Foods, Oil India, RVNL and Naukri have witnessed high rollovers, states the Axis Securities report.
Despite Monday's sharp recovery, FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,228 crore in index futures yesterday. Here are the key highlights from the derivatives data.
Short build up is seen in the Nifty Futures, where Open interest rose by 17 per cent along with price fall of 1 per cent, said Nandish Shah, technical research analyst at HDFC Securities.