ETERNAL futures today, 23 Oct 2026: short covering, OI -4.3 %
As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.
ETERNAL NSE futures (near month, expiry 27 October 2026) closed at ₹316.35, ▲ 4.05 % on the day. Open interest across all months fell 4.29 % to 14.23 Cr — short covering: price up and open interest down: positions were closed while price rose, the pattern of sellers buying back.
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Near, next and far month
| Contract expiry · contracts | Close change | Open interest change |
|---|---|---|
| Near month 27 Oct · 23.3K contracts | 316.35 ▲ 4.05 % | 5.68 Cr −4.04 Cr |
| Next month 23 Nov · 24.5K contracts | 317.75 ▲ 4.01 % | 8.38 Cr +3.41 Cr |
| Far month 29 Dec · 336 contracts | 320.00 ▲ 4.13 % | 17.4 L −87.3K |
Rollover
60.1 % of ETERNAL's futures open interest sits in the months after the 27 October 2026 expiry, 4 days before it. Over the last 2 finished cycles it was 60.1 % at the same point, so the roll is in line with usual.
Futures premium
The near-month future closed 1.03 rupees below the share (-0.32 %).
Last 20 sessions
| Session | Close change | OI all months · change | Build-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | 316.35 ▲ 4.05 % | 14.23 Cr ▼ 4.29 % | Short covering |
| 22 Oct | 304.05 ▼ 2.74 % | 14.87 Cr ▲ 3.69 % | Short build-up |
| 21 Oct | 312.60 ▼ 2.42 % | 14.34 Cr ▲ 4.63 % | Short build-up |
| 19 Oct | 320.35 ▼ 1.52 % | 13.71 Cr ▲ 0.86 % | Short build-up |
| 16 Oct | 325.30 ▲ 0.88 % | 13.59 Cr ▼ 1.51 % | Short covering |
| 15 Oct | 322.45 ▲ 1.75 % | 13.80 Cr ▼ 0.78 % | Short covering |
| 14 Oct | 316.90 ▼ 1.69 % | 13.91 Cr ▼ 0.36 % | No clear |
| 13 Oct | 322.35 ▼ 0.45 % | 13.96 Cr ▲ 0.45 % | No clear |
| 12 Oct | 323.80 ▼ 0.17 % | 13.90 Cr ▼ 1.26 % | No clear |
| 9 Oct | 324.35 ▲ 1.28 % | 14.07 Cr ▼ 1.45 % | Short covering |
| 8 Oct | 320.25 ▼ 2.54 % | 14.28 Cr ▼ 1.49 % | Long unwinding |
| 7 Oct | 328.60 ▼ 0.29 % | 14.50 Cr ▲ 0.12 % | No clear |
| 6 Oct | 329.55 ▲ 2.38 % | 14.48 Cr ▲ 0.47 % | No clear |
| 5 Oct | 321.90 ▲ 2.47 % | 14.41 Cr ▲ 1.99 % | Long build-up |
| 1 Oct | 314.15 ▼ 1.72 % | 14.13 Cr ▼ 1.52 % | Long unwinding |
| 30 Sep | 319.65 ▼ 3.31 % | 14.35 Cr ▼ 9.88 % | Long unwinding |
| 29 Sep | 328.85 ▼ 0.48 % | 15.92 Cr ▲ 0.74 % | Short build-up |
| 28 Sep | 330.45 ▼ 1.36 % | 15.81 Cr ▲ 2.45 % | Short build-up |
| 25 Sep | 335.00 ▼ 0.43 % | 15.43 Cr ▼ 1.42 % | Long unwinding |
| 24 Sep | 336.45 ▼ 1.58 % | 15.65 Cr ▼ 1.78 % | Long unwinding |
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What this page cannot tell you. Open interest and price say how many positions are open and where the day closed. They do not say who holds them, why, or what happens next. A build-up word on one day is common and often reverses.
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