What the whole market did today.
Sector performance, the biggest movers, a heatmap of the full universe, and where institutional money went — the context every single-stock number sits inside.
Macro health
The backdrop every single-stock number sits inside, and exactly what moved it.
Strained
A weighted read of volatility, index position, trend, sector breadth and institutional flows. Descriptive — not a call on direction.
- Volatility calm18.5/25
India VIX 14.01, 26th percentile of the last year
- Index in 52w range5.6/25
NIFTY 23,146 sits 22% up its 52-week range
- Above 200-day average0/20
NIFTY is 4.3% below its 200-day average
- Sectors advancing (1m)1.6/20
2 of 25 sector indices are higher than a month ago
- Institutional flows5.8/10
FII -70,134 + DII 77,746 Cr over 30 days
Sector performance
Every sector by market cap and move. Click a tile to open its deep dive.
Today's movers
Largest gainers and losers, split by market-cap segment.
Market cap ₹20,000 Cr and above.
Stock heatmap
The universe as a treemap — box size is market cap, colour is today's move.
Institutional flows
Daily net FII and DII cash-market activity.
Who is positioned where
Participant-wise open contracts in equity derivatives — retail, domestic, foreign and prop desks.
| Participant | Index futures long | Index futures short | Net | Total long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail / clients | 38,995 | 38,393 | +602 | 7,05,91,183 |
| Domestic institutions | 1,702 | 950 | +752 | 1,91,035 |
| Foreign institutions | 16,678 | 9,850 | +6,828 | 1,12,89,020 |
| Proprietary desks | 13,542 | 21,724 | -8,182 | 9,29,20,661 |
Open contracts as reported by NSE for 2026-10-16. Every contract has a buyer and a seller, so the net column sums to zero across all participants. Positioning describes what each group held — it is not a signal to follow.
Exchange and participant data as published. FII/DII figures are provisional until the exchanges finalise them. Descriptive market information — not investment advice.