Daily Market Update

📈 Market Recap

20 Apr 2026, 03:23 AM By InStocks Research Desk

After a flat opening, Nifty gradually inched higher throughout the session and eventually settled near the day’s high with a gain of 0.65 percent.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index outperformed, closing positive with a significant gain of 1.27 percent.

📊 Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: FMCG, Oil & Gas

• Lagging Sectors: IT, Pharma

💰 Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net buyers of ₹683.20 crore

• DIIs: Net sellers of ₹4,721.48 crore

📉 FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: 7,353

• Bank Nifty: 987

• Fin Nifty: -9

• Midcap Nifty: -318

• Nifty Next 50: 23

🔍 Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 24,800 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 24,000 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 1.02

• Max Pain: 24,250

• VWAP Range: 24,130 – 24,515

Sentiment:

Higher Put writing compared to Call writing → Bullish undertone