NIFTY futures today, 23 Oct 2026: short build-up, OI +1.3 %
As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.
NIFTY NSE futures (near month, expiry 27 October 2026) closed at 22,576.60, ▼ 0.59 % on the day. Open interest across all months rose 1.26 % to 2.07 Cr — short build-up: price down and open interest up: new positions were opened while price fell.
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Near, next and far month
| Contract expiry · contracts | Close change | Open interest change |
|---|---|---|
| Near month 27 Oct · 88.6K contracts | 22,576.60 ▼ 0.59 % | 1.13 Cr −24.9 L |
| Next month 23 Nov · 64.6K contracts | 22,661.30 ▼ 0.61 % | 85.5 L +26.4 L |
| Far month 29 Dec · 5.8K contracts | 22,799.50 ▼ 0.57 % | 8.5 L +1.1 L |
Rollover
45.4 % of NIFTY'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 47.3 % at the same point, so the roll is in line with usual.
Futures premium
The near-month future closed 23.40 points below the index (-0.10 %).
Last 20 sessions
| Session | Close change | OI all months · change | Build-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | 22,576.60 ▼ 0.59 % | 2.07 Cr ▲ 1.26 % | Short build-up |
| 22 Oct | 22,711.30 ▼ 0.14 % | 2.05 Cr ▲ 4.62 % | No clear |
| 21 Oct | 22,743.30 ▼ 0.66 % | 1.96 Cr ▼ 2.45 % | Long unwinding |
| 19 Oct | 22,895.20 ▼ 0.97 % | 2.01 Cr ▼ 0.01 % | No clear |
| 16 Oct | 23,119.20 ▲ 0.58 % | 2.01 Cr ▼ 0.87 % | Short covering |
| 15 Oct | 22,984.80 ▲ 1.48 % | 2.02 Cr ▼ 5.96 % | Short covering |
| 14 Oct | 22,648.50 ▼ 0.82 % | 2.15 Cr ▲ 0.69 % | Short build-up |
| 13 Oct | 22,834.80 ▲ 2.00 % | 2.14 Cr ▼ 1.07 % | Short covering |
| 12 Oct | 22,386.50 ▼ 1.00 % | 2.16 Cr ▼ 0.68 % | Long unwinding |
| 9 Oct | 22,612.60 ▲ 1.43 % | 2.17 Cr ▼ 0.88 % | Short covering |
| 8 Oct | 22,293.20 ▼ 1.50 % | 2.19 Cr ▲ 1.19 % | Short build-up |
| 7 Oct | 22,632.90 ▼ 0.71 % | 2.17 Cr ▲ 1.80 % | Short build-up |
| 6 Oct | 22,795.40 ▲ 0.77 % | 2.13 Cr ▼ 1.19 % | Short covering |
| 5 Oct | 22,620.80 ▲ 0.40 % | 2.16 Cr ▼ 0.26 % | No clear |
| 1 Oct | 22,530.30 ▼ 0.78 % | 2.16 Cr ▲ 6.87 % | Short build-up |
| 30 Sep | 22,707.30 ▼ 0.69 % | 2.02 Cr ▼ 21.50 % | Long unwinding |
| 29 Sep | 22,687.80 ▼ 0.58 % | 2.58 Cr ▲ 7.12 % | Short build-up |
| 28 Sep | 22,819.60 ▼ 1.58 % | 2.40 Cr ▲ 2.93 % | Short build-up |
| 25 Sep | 23,186.70 ▲ 0.34 % | 2.34 Cr ▼ 0.17 % | No clear |
| 24 Sep | 23,108.60 ▼ 1.46 % | 2.34 Cr ▲ 5.29 % | Short build-up |
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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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