Daily Market Update

Market Recap

17 Jul 2026, 01:35 AM By inStocks Research Desk

After a positive opening, Nifty witnessed strong buying momentum in the first half. However, profit booking at higher levels in the latter half erased the intraday gains, and the index eventually settled flat with a marginal loss of 0.02 percent.

Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: Consumer Durables, Chemicals

• Lagging Sectors: Financial Services, Realty

Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net sellers of ₹4,205.56 crore

• DIIs: Net buyers of ₹2,986.41 crore

FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: 13,983

• Bank Nifty: -1,024

• Fin Nifty: -42

• Midcap Nifty: -100

• Nifty Next 50: 9

Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 24,200 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 24,000 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 0.83

• Max Pain: 24,100

• VWAP Range: 23,975 – 24,245

Sentiment:

Higher Put writing compared to Call writing → Mildly bullish undertone