Short covering stocks today, NSE F&O, 23 Oct 2026: 0 stocks
0 NSE F&O stocks were in short covering on Friday 23 October 2026: falling open interest and a rising price in the futures. Every F&O stock is sorted below by what its futures open interest and price did. 4 stocks were in long build-up, 48 in short build-up, 0 in short covering and 43 in long unwinding, out of 169 stocks checked. The lists are rebuilt after the close every trading day.
Session shown: Friday 23 October 2026. The next session appears here by about 16:00 IST. Permanent link for this session: 23 October 2026. Other lists: Long build-up stocks today · Short build-up stocks today · Long unwinding stocks today.
Short covering price ▲ · OI ▼
Price rose and futures open interest fell: positions were closed while price went up, the pattern of sellers buying back.
No stock crossed both gates on this session.
Long build-up price ▲ · OI ▲
Price rose and futures open interest rose: new positions were opened while price went up.
| Stock | Price, close to close | Futures OI change* | Volume vs 20-day average |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDRATHI | ▲ 0.54 % | ▲ 23.90 % | 2.1× |
| ASIANPAINT | ▲ 0.97 % | ▲ 12.79 % | 1.4× |
| CIPLA | ▲ 0.53 % | ▲ 5.54 % | 1.4× |
| APOLLOHOSP | ▲ 1.65 % | ▲ 3.72 % | 0.7× |
Short build-up price ▼ · OI ▲
Price fell and futures open interest rose: new positions were opened while price went down.
| Stock | Price, close to close | Futures OI change* | Volume vs 20-day average |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMDC | ▼ 3.67 % | ▲ 30.18 % | 1.5× |
| HDFCLIFE | ▼ 0.87 % | ▲ 29.02 % | 0.4× |
| POLYCAB | ▼ 3.01 % | ▲ 23.34 % | 0.6× |
| ENRIN | ▼ 4.01 % | ▲ 22.00 % | 1.1× |
| PETRONET | ▼ 1.41 % | ▲ 19.06 % | 1.2× |
| NYKAA | ▼ 0.81 % | ▲ 17.94 % | 0.9× |
| PIIND | ▼ 1.15 % | ▲ 17.85 % | 1.1× |
| LODHA | ▼ 4.31 % | ▲ 15.46 % | 1.1× |
| PGEL | ▼ 4.00 % | ▲ 13.22 % | 1.3× |
| VEDL | ▼ 3.56 % | ▲ 13.02 % | 1.1× |
| FEDERALBNK | ▼ 1.98 % | ▲ 12.26 % | 1.2× |
| KALYANKJIL | ▼ 3.47 % | ▲ 11.25 % | 0.8× |
| PNB | ▼ 1.74 % | ▲ 10.77 % | 1.1× |
| PNBHOUSING | ▼ 4.34 % | ▲ 10.40 % | 0.7× |
| MOTHERSON | ▼ 1.92 % | ▲ 10.13 % | 1.0× |
| SAIL | ▼ 3.19 % | ▲ 10.07 % | 0.8× |
| HINDUNILVR | ▼ 0.74 % | ▲ 9.56 % | 0.8× |
| GODFRYPHLP | ▼ 3.36 % | ▲ 9.53 % | 1.0× |
| LICI | ▼ 1.55 % | ▲ 9.41 % | 1.6× |
| GVT&D | ▼ 1.07 % | ▲ 8.69 % | 2.5× |
| IEX | ▼ 2.69 % | ▲ 8.61 % | 0.8× |
| POLICYBZR | ▼ 2.21 % | ▲ 8.23 % | 0.1× |
| TIINDIA | ▼ 0.95 % | ▲ 8.12 % | 0.9× |
| INDIANB | ▼ 2.17 % | ▲ 7.34 % | 0.5× |
| TITAN | ▼ 1.16 % | ▲ 6.91 % | 0.8× |
| VOLTAS | ▼ 3.95 % | ▲ 6.80 % | 0.8× |
| CHOLAFIN | ▼ 4.38 % | ▲ 6.66 % | 1.9× |
| PFC | ▼ 3.33 % | ▲ 6.66 % | 0.8× |
| DELHIVERY | ▼ 5.13 % | ▲ 6.58 % | 0.8× |
| CDSL | ▼ 2.98 % | ▲ 6.55 % | 1.5× |
| ADANIPORTS | ▼ 2.70 % | ▲ 6.54 % | 0.6× |
| BANKBARODA | ▼ 2.33 % | ▲ 6.45 % | 0.8× |
| UNITDSPR | ▼ 2.53 % | ▲ 5.93 % | 0.7× |
| IOC | ▼ 1.44 % | ▲ 5.84 % | 0.8× |
| ASHOKLEY | ▼ 0.74 % | ▲ 5.71 % | 1.4× |
| ABB | ▼ 5.02 % | ▲ 5.65 % | 1.8× |
| MOTILALOFS | ▼ 5.24 % | ▲ 5.52 % | 1.1× |
| NTPC | ▼ 1.52 % | ▲ 4.61 % | 1.0× |
| LICHSGFIN | ▼ 2.39 % | ▲ 4.46 % | 0.5× |
| DABUR | ▼ 1.36 % | ▲ 4.12 % | 0.7× |
| NATIONALUM | ▼ 2.94 % | ▲ 3.85 % | 1.3× |
| BAJAJFINSV | ▼ 1.37 % | ▲ 3.78 % | 0.9× |
| SBIN | ▼ 1.18 % | ▲ 3.58 % | 1.0× |
| NESTLEIND | ▼ 1.25 % | ▲ 3.42 % | 0.8× |
| FORCEMOT | ▼ 2.19 % | ▲ 3.17 % | 1.2× |
| BAJAJ-AUTO | ▼ 0.82 % | ▲ 3.07 % | 0.8× |
| KPITTECH | ▼ 0.95 % | ▲ 3.04 % | 1.5× |
| FORTIS | ▼ 1.89 % | ▲ 3.03 % | 0.5× |
Long unwinding price ▼ · OI ▼
Price fell and futures open interest fell: positions were closed while price went down, the pattern of buyers selling out.
| Stock | Price, close to close | Futures OI change* | Volume vs 20-day average |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLENMARK | ▼ 1.45 % | ▼ 20.18 % | 1.4× |
| IREDA | ▼ 2.28 % | ▼ 19.94 % | 1.3× |
| WAAREEENER | ▼ 0.64 % | ▼ 18.80 % | 1.2× |
| BAJAJHLDNG | ▼ 1.04 % | ▼ 17.79 % | 0.8× |
| GMRAIRPORT | ▼ 1.17 % | ▼ 15.32 % | 0.6× |
| KAYNES | ▼ 3.22 % | ▼ 12.66 % | 0.8× |
| AMBER | ▼ 2.84 % | ▼ 11.16 % | 1.9× |
| SRF | ▼ 0.88 % | ▼ 11.06 % | 1.6× |
| BHEL | ▼ 2.86 % | ▼ 10.72 % | 1.1× |
| TRENT | ▼ 1.74 % | ▼ 10.54 % | 0.7× |
| TATAELXSI | ▼ 3.82 % | ▼ 10.20 % | 0.6× |
| BDL | ▼ 3.33 % | ▼ 10.12 % | 1.4× |
| NAUKRI | ▼ 2.55 % | ▼ 9.66 % | 0.7× |
| DIXON | ▼ 3.48 % | ▼ 8.80 % | 1.3× |
| VMM | ▼ 0.73 % | ▼ 8.44 % | 0.9× |
| AUROPHARMA | ▼ 2.43 % | ▼ 8.36 % | 0.7× |
| LAURUSLABS | ▼ 1.62 % | ▼ 8.35 % | 1.3× |
| PRESTIGE | ▼ 2.62 % | ▼ 8.35 % | 0.6× |
| UNOMINDA | ▼ 1.04 % | ▼ 7.79 % | 0.9× |
| UPL | ▼ 1.06 % | ▼ 7.73 % | 0.4× |
| KEI | ▼ 3.82 % | ▼ 7.70 % | 1.8× |
| AMBUJACEM | ▼ 1.13 % | ▼ 7.41 % | 1.1× |
| ASTRAL | ▼ 2.13 % | ▼ 7.41 % | 0.8× |
| BANDHANBNK | ▼ 5.40 % | ▼ 7.11 % | 0.8× |
| HDFCAMC | ▼ 1.02 % | ▼ 6.81 % | 1.3× |
| LTF | ▼ 2.70 % | ▼ 6.68 % | 0.6× |
| HYUNDAI | ▼ 2.40 % | ▼ 5.68 % | 1.3× |
| INDIGO | ▼ 1.11 % | ▼ 5.68 % | 0.9× |
| SOLARINDS | ▼ 3.39 % | ▼ 5.56 % | 0.8× |
| ABCAPITAL | ▼ 2.79 % | ▼ 5.38 % | 0.6× |
| CROMPTON | ▼ 3.09 % | ▼ 5.01 % | 1.4× |
| OIL | ▼ 1.98 % | ▼ 4.70 % | 1.3× |
| HEROMOTOCO | ▼ 1.58 % | ▼ 4.60 % | 1.0× |
| VBL | ▼ 1.42 % | ▼ 4.33 % | 0.8× |
| HINDALCO | ▼ 1.78 % | ▼ 3.80 % | 2.0× |
| BLUESTARCO | ▼ 4.19 % | ▼ 3.77 % | 0.8× |
| BRITANNIA | ▼ 1.88 % | ▼ 3.62 % | 0.9× |
| BSE | ▼ 1.05 % | ▼ 3.62 % | 0.3× |
| MAZDOCK | ▼ 3.24 % | ▼ 3.37 % | 1.2× |
| ADANIENT | ▼ 2.86 % | ▼ 3.33 % | 1.2× |
| GAIL | ▼ 2.69 % | ▼ 3.23 % | 0.6× |
| PAGEIND | ▼ 1.73 % | ▼ 3.11 % | 0.6× |
| BIOCON | ▼ 2.06 % | ▼ 3.07 % | 1.4× |
* Near-month plus next-month futures open interest, last reading of the session against the previous session, minus that day's median change across all F&O stocks. Sorted by the size of the OI change.
How this list is made
- Futures open interest is the near month and the next month added together, so money moving from one month to the next during rollover does not look like new positions.
- That day's median OI change across all F&O stocks is subtracted, so a market-wide shift does not flood the list.
- A stock is listed when its OI change is at least 3 % after that adjustment and its price moved at least 0.5 % close to close.
- Stocks near quarterly results or a corporate action (dividend, bonus, split) are left out, because their moves are event-driven: 43 left out on this session.
- The price is the close of the session's last five-minute candle, against the previous session's.
What this list cannot tell you. Every futures contract has a buyer and a seller, so a change in open interest involves both sides. A label describes how price and OI moved together on the day, not who is right and not what the price will do next.
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