Daily Market Update

Market Recap

26 May 2026, 02:22 AM By InStocks Research Desk

After a gap-up opening, Nifty traded with a positive bias throughout the session and eventually settled near the day’s high with a sharp gain of 1.32 percent.

📊 Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: Banking, Financial Services

• Lagging Sectors: FMCG, Healthcare

💰 Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net buyers of ₹821.75 crore

• DIIs: Net buyers of ₹3,856.88 crore

📉 FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: 5,527

• Bank Nifty: 4,520

• Fin Nifty: 67

• Midcap Nifty: -107

• Nifty Next 50: 8

🔍 Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 24,500 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 24,000 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 1.30

• Max Pain: 24,000

• VWAP Range: 23,900 – 24,095

Sentiment:

Higher Put writing along with Call unwinding → Bullish undertone