FIIs have now net sold 83,828 contracts of Nifty futures in the last five trading sessions, the highest in back-to-back days in over 11 months.
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 exchange said the changes are aimed at ensuring a smoother and more consistent end-of-day transition between cash and derivatives markets
Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities has shared a Bear Spread strategy on Nifty, and a Bull Spread strategy on Aurobindo Pharma.
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.
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The derivatives data reflects at a cautious and guarded market stance, with Call writers at slight advantage, explains Dhupesh Dhameja, Derivatives Research Analyst, SAMCO Securities.
During the weekly expiry session, Nifty witnessed heightened volatility and ended the day at 25,839, down 120 points
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