SENSEX futures today, 23 Oct 2026: no clear build-up, OI flat
As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.
SENSEX BSE futures (near month, expiry 29 October 2026) closed at 73,133.55, ▼ 0.46 % on the day. Open interest across all months rose 0.05 % to 1.3 L — neither move was big enough for a build-up word (price 0.25 %, open interest 0.5 %).
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Near, next and far month
| Contract expiry · contracts | Close change | Open interest change |
|---|---|---|
| Near month 29 Oct · 24.9K contracts | 73,133.55 ▼ 0.46 % | 98.7K −1.3K |
| Next month 26 Nov · 11.8K contracts | 73,611.95 ▼ 0.46 % | 24.8K +1.5K |
| Far month 31 Dec · 1.6K contracts | 74,148.25 ▼ 0.30 % | 1.7K −80 |
Rollover
21.2 % of SENSEX's futures open interest sits in the months after the 29 October 2026 expiry, 6 days before it. Over the last 2 finished cycles it was 23.5 % at the same point, so the roll is behind usual.
Futures premium
The near-month future closed 9.72 points above the index (+0.01 %).
Last 20 sessions
| Session | Close change | OI all months · change | Build-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | 73,133.55 ▼ 0.46 % | 1.3 L ▲ 0.05 % | No clear |
| 22 Oct | 73,471.65 ▼ 0.18 % | 1.3 L ▲ 1.38 % | No clear |
| 21 Oct | 73,601.00 ▼ 0.51 % | 1.2 L ▲ 4.56 % | Short build-up |
| 19 Oct | 73,976.15 ▼ 0.95 % | 1.2 L ▲ 3.71 % | Short build-up |
| 16 Oct | 74,683.95 ▲ 0.77 % | 1.1 L ▼ 2.27 % | Short covering |
| 15 Oct | 74,114.75 ▲ 1.62 % | 1.2 L ▲ 0.62 % | Long build-up |
| 14 Oct | 72,935.80 ▼ 0.69 % | 1.2 L ▲ 7.13 % | Short build-up |
| 13 Oct | 73,440.70 ▲ 1.93 % | 1.1 L ▼ 1.01 % | Short covering |
| 12 Oct | 72,052.60 ▼ 1.05 % | 1.1 L ▲ 8.60 % | Short build-up |
| 9 Oct | 72,814.10 ▲ 1.36 % | 1.0 L ▼ 9.75 % | Short covering |
| 8 Oct | 71,840.50 ▼ 1.25 % | 1.1 L ▲ 5.41 % | Short build-up |
| 7 Oct | 72,753.00 ▼ 0.77 % | 1.1 L ▲ 4.47 % | Short build-up |
| 6 Oct | 73,314.55 ▲ 0.75 % | 1.0 L ▼ 3.20 % | Short covering |
| 5 Oct | 72,769.70 ▲ 0.37 % | 1.0 L ▼ 0.53 % | Short covering |
| 1 Oct | 72,502.15 ▼ 0.70 % | 1.1 L ▲ 2.52 % | Short build-up |
| 30 Sep | 73,016.55 ▼ 0.43 % | 1.0 L ▲ 3.41 % | Short build-up |
| 29 Sep | 73,328.55 ▼ 0.20 % | 99.1K ▲ 6.68 % | No clear |
| 28 Sep | 73,474.90 ▼ 1.52 % | 92.9K ▲ 9.55 % | Short build-up |
| 25 Sep | 74,611.75 ▲ 0.23 % | 84.8K ▼ 38.94 % | No clear |
| 24 Sep | 73,580.54 ▼ 1.67 % | 1.4 L ▲ 46.12 % | 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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