Sensex Today | Stock Market close Wednesday, June 18, 2025: The Nifty Midcap100, and Nifty Smallcap100 indices settled lower by 0.46 per cent and 0.23 per cent, respectively
BSE shares fell 6% at open after Sebi allowed expiry day swap in equity derivatives between NSE and BSE
Nifty F&O outlook: Strong market breadth continues to support bullish momentum, with the technical setup suggesting potential for an extended move
Foreign Institutional Investors long-short ratio in index futures now stands at the lowest point in two months; implying the presence of 5 sell-side bets for every long position, shows NSE F&O data.
According to a circular issued by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), a total of nine new stocks, including BDL, have been added to the F&O segment
Nifty F&O strategy: Analysts say short-term dips in Nifty should be viewed as buying opportunities within this broader uptrend
Will the market witness a bull-trap or a short-covering rally on Nifty futures & options expiry day; here are the key levels to watch out for as per market experts.
F&O market cues: FIIs hold nearly 2 short positions in index futures for every long trade; DIIs net sold over 34,000 contracts in the last 2 days, shows NSE data.
FIIs net sold stocks and futures worth ₹6,668.28 crore on Tuesday. Open positions declined by 15%, and long-short ratio in index futures dropped to 0.6 in last three trading days, shows NSE F&O data.
Nifty share price: Nifty has formed a bearish candle on the daily frame and has formed higher lows over the last two trading sessions
FIIs net bought over 30,000 contracts of Nifty futures in the last five days; thereby taking their long-short ratio to 0.94 - its highest point since October 4, 2024; shows the NSE derivatives data.
The NSE F&O data shows that domestic institutional investors offloaded over 36,000 contracts of index futures in the last 8 days, while the Nifty 50 index rose nearly 4 per cent.
Data from NSE shows that retail investors have turned net bearish in index futures for the first time in six months; while DIIs remain the most bullish among market participants.
From down 8%, to up over 3% - the NSE Nifty 50 index seems poised to end higher for the 11th time in the last 13 April months; also a relatively shorter F&O series in terms of trading sessions.
The long build-up is seen in the Bank Nifty futures, where we have seen a 3 per cent (Prov) rise in open interest with it rising by 2.2 per cent
Historical data shows that the Nifty has ended higher in most of the April F&O series in the last 12 years; the average gain for the NSE benchmark has been over 3 per cent.
A breakout above 23,350 could fuel further upside towards the 23,700-23,800 range, said analyst at Kotak Securities
NSE derivatives data shows that FIIs are least bearish since December 13; DIIs most bullish in more than a year, while retail investors have turned cautious.
In the previous session, the Sensex dropped 728.69 points (0.93 per cent) to close at 77,288.50, while the Nifty50 ended 181.8 points (0.77 per cent) lower at 23,486.85
India VIX, the measure of market volatility in the domestic market, jumped as much as 10.95 per cent to 13.9, the biggest intraday jump since January 6 this year