Daily Market Update

Market Recap

20 May 2026, 02:19 AM By InStocks Research Desk

After a flat opening, Nifty traded range-bound between 23,650–23,780 for most of the session. However, selling pressure in the final hour dragged the index lower, and it eventually settled negative with a small loss of 0.14 percent.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index outperformed, closing positive with a gain of 0.91 percent.

📊 Sector Performance:

• Top Performers: IT, Realty

• Lagging Sectors: Banking, Financial Services

💰 Institutional Activity:

• FIIs: Net sellers of ₹2,457.49 crore

• DIIs: Net buyers of ₹3,801.68 crore

📉 FII Index Futures (Net Contracts):

• Nifty: -4,672

• Bank Nifty: -2,150

• Fin Nifty: -6

• Midcap Nifty: 391

• Nifty Next 50: 23

🔍 Options Market Insights:

• Significant Call side OI: 24,000 Call

• Significant Put side OI: 23,500 Put

• Put-Call Ratio (PCR): 1.03

• Max Pain: 23,850

• VWAP Range: 23,345 – 23,930

Sentiment:

Equal Call and Put writing → Neutral undertone