F&O Tracker: Zone of uncertainty
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- ✓Nifty 50 and Nifty Bank fell 2.4 and 2.8 per cent last week, ending their two-week winning streaks.
- ✓F&O data showed a bearish shift as fresh short positions built up.
- ✓While retail traders kept some bullish bets, foreign investors increased their net short positions.
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- India Economy
Nifty 50 (22,600) and Nifty Bank (54,287) snapped their two-week winning streaks, falling 2.4 and 2.8 per cent respectively, last week. The decline has brought the bears back into focus.
The futures and options (F&O) data indicates a bearish shift in sentiment. Notably, cumulative futures open interest (OI) increased for both indices despite the fall, suggesting fresh short build-up.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) increased their net short positions in index futures by 3 per cent to 2.8 lakh contracts. Their net short positions in index calls surged 27 per cent to 2.8 lakh contracts. However, their net long position in index puts rose 10 per cent to 5.7 lakh contracts, reinforcing the bearish sentiment.
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