Daily Market Update

📈 Market Recap

14 May 2026, 02:09 AM By InStocks Research Desk

After a flat opening, Nifty gradually inched higher for most of the session. However, profit booking around the 23,580 mark dragged the index lower, and it eventually settled positive with a marginal gain of 0.14 percent.

📊 Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: Metal, Consumer Durables

• Lagging Sectors: IT, Auto

💰 Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net sellers of ₹4,703.15 crore

• DIIs: Net buyers of ₹5,869.05 crore

📉 FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: 1,064

• Bank Nifty: -2,103

• Fin Nifty: 34

• Midcap Nifty: 237

• Nifty Next 50: 38

🔍 Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 23,500 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 23,000 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 0.81

• Max Pain: 23,500

• VWAP Range: 23,265 – 23,730

Sentiment:

Slightly higher Put writing compared to Call writing → Mildly bullish undertone