IDEA futures today, 23 Oct 2026: long unwinding, OI -1.5 %
As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.
IDEA NSE futures (near month, expiry 27 October 2026) closed at ₹11.36, ▼ 1.73 % on the day. Open interest across all months fell 1.52 % to 644.52 Cr — long unwinding: price down and open interest down: positions were closed while price fell, the pattern of buyers selling out.
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Near, next and far month
| Contract expiry · contracts | Close change | Open interest change |
|---|---|---|
| Near month 27 Oct · 22.0K contracts | 11.36 ▼ 1.73 % | 283.86 Cr −131.40 Cr |
| Next month 23 Nov · 20.2K contracts | 11.43 ▼ 1.72 % | 355.54 Cr +120.13 Cr |
| Far month 29 Dec · 286 contracts | 11.50 ▼ 2.04 % | 5.12 Cr +1.29 Cr |
Rollover
56.0 % of IDEA'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 51.2 % at the same point, so the roll is ahead of usual.
Futures premium
The near-month future closed 0.00 rupees above the share (≈ 0 %).
Last 20 sessions
| Session | Close change | OI all months · change | Build-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | 11.36 ▼ 1.73 % | 644.52 Cr ▼ 1.52 % | Long unwinding |
| 22 Oct | 11.56 ▼ 0.86 % | 654.50 Cr ▼ 0.21 % | No clear |
| 21 Oct | 11.66 ▼ 5.28 % | 655.85 Cr ▼ 0.40 % | No clear |
| 19 Oct | 12.31 ▼ 2.46 % | 658.46 Cr ▲ 0.26 % | No clear |
| 16 Oct | 12.62 ▼ 0.08 % | 656.76 Cr ▲ 0.20 % | No clear |
| 15 Oct | 12.63 ▼ 0.86 % | 655.44 Cr ▲ 0.58 % | Short build-up |
| 14 Oct | 12.74 ▼ 0.78 % | 651.64 Cr ▲ 0.22 % | No clear |
| 13 Oct | 12.84 ▲ 1.02 % | 650.24 Cr ▼ 0.23 % | No clear |
| 12 Oct | 12.71 ▼ 2.23 % | 651.74 Cr ▼ 0.06 % | No clear |
| 9 Oct | 13.00 ▲ 1.33 % | 652.13 Cr ▼ 0.63 % | Short covering |
| 8 Oct | 12.83 ▼ 2.73 % | 656.26 Cr ▼ 0.55 % | Long unwinding |
| 7 Oct | 13.19 ▼ 0.38 % | 659.88 Cr ▼ 0.32 % | No clear |
| 6 Oct | 13.24 ▲ 3.12 % | 662.00 Cr ▼ 0.02 % | No clear |
| 5 Oct | 12.84 ▲ 1.10 % | 662.13 Cr ▼ 0.14 % | No clear |
| 1 Oct | 12.70 ▼ 2.16 % | 663.08 Cr ▼ 0.19 % | No clear |
| 30 Sep | 12.98 ▼ 4.42 % | 664.35 Cr ▼ 2.96 % | Long unwinding |
| 29 Sep | 13.51 ▲ 0.07 % | 684.64 Cr ▲ 1.34 % | No clear |
| 28 Sep | 13.50 ▼ 5.20 % | 675.62 Cr ▲ 0.83 % | Short build-up |
| 25 Sep | 14.24 ▲ 0.71 % | 670.04 Cr ▲ 0.42 % | No clear |
| 24 Sep | 14.14 ▼ 2.62 % | 667.27 Cr ▲ 1.06 % | Short build-up |
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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