Daily Market Update

Market insights!!

13 Mar 2026, 03:04 AM By InStocks Research Desk

📈 Market Recap:

After a gap-down opening, Nifty attempted a gradual recovery for most of the session. However, profit booking near the 23,830 zone capped the upside and dragged the index lower later in the session, eventually settling negative with a loss of 0.95 percent.

📊 Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: Oil & Gas, Chemical

• Lagging Sectors: Auto, FMCG

💰 Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net sellers of ₹7,049.87 crore

• DIIs: Net buyers of ₹7,449.77 crore

📉 FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: -18,511

• Bank Nifty: -857

• Fin Nifty: -3

• Midcap Nifty: -619

• Nifty Next 50: -36

🔍 Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 24,000 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 23,500 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 0.70

• Max Pain: 23,900

• VWAP Range: 23,370 – 23,975

Sentiment:

Higher Put writing compared to Call writing → Cautious undertone