Futures and Options Articles

Generic user silhouette icon Anupama VM
  • 27th Oct 2026
  • 5 min read

On the day of monthly derivatives expiry, the Nifty 50 index has rebounded from its lower levels and is now trading near the day's high. The index is trading at 22,799.80, up 46.60 points or 0.20%, as of 12:49 PM on Tuesday, October 27. The recove

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 27th Oct 2026
  • 2 min read

The Nifty Bank index staged a recovery on Monday, October 26, ending four consecutive sessions of declines. The index settled at 54,366.70, gaining 79.35 points or 0.15%, after witnessing considerable intraday volatility. Bank Nifty opened at 54,2

Generic user silhouette icon Veena Lathe
  • 27th Oct 2026
  • 2 min read

The Nifty 50 witnessed a recovery during Tuesday's trading session on October 27, 2026, ahead of the monthly derivatives expiry. After slipping towards 22,680 in early trade, the index rebounded to around 22,775–22,790, bringing the 22,800 level in

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 26th Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways December 2026 Brent crude was quoted at approximately $114.25 per barrel, down $2.47, or about 2.1%, from Friday's $116.72 settlement. December 2026 WTI was around $100.74 per barrel, down $2.53, or about 2.4%, from its pr

Generic user silhouette icon Veena Lathe
  • 26th Oct 2026
  • 1 min read

StockEdge F&O scan data as of October 23 showed that five stocks in the NSE F&O segment recorded rises of more than 7% in futures open interest, with FSN E-Commerce Ventures among them. The scan listed FSN's open interest at 4,53,15,625, but

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 23rd Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways Brent crude was trading at $114.28 per barrel, approximately $1.11 or 0.98% above the previous settlement of $113.17. WTI crude was at $101.04 per barrel, approximately $1.57 or 1.58% above the previous $99.47 settlement.&

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 23rd Oct 2026
  • 2 min read

Brent crude settled on Thursday at its highest level since 4 May, while Brent futures were at $113.75 a barrel and WTI futures at $100.13 at 10:09 AM IST on Friday, 23 October 2026. Oil tankers continued moving through the Strait of Hormuz under US m

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 22nd Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways Brent crude was quoted near $112.50 per barrel in a market update published at 3:45 PM IST on 22 October, representing a rise of around 3% during the day. The previous Brent futures level was $108.82, putting the move to $

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 22nd Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Indian equity markets entered Thursday's trading session on October 22, 2026, with the Sensex witnessing a recovery from its early intraday lows. Ahead of the weekly derivatives expiry, the benchmark index traded around 73,567, with options positioni

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 21st Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways Brent crude was trading at $110.32 per barrel, up $1.53, or 1.41%, in live post-Indian-market trading. WTI crude stood at $99.52 per barrel, up $1.70, or 1.74%. The Brent-WTI spread was approximately $10.80 per bar

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 19th Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

India’s crude oil import bill reached $90.6 bn in H1FY27, the six months ended September 2026, compared with $61.9 bn in H1FY26. The 46.3% increase amounted to an additional $28.7 bn paid for imported crude. The figures come from the Petroleum Plan

Generic user silhouette icon Indrashish Mitra
  • 19th Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways: Brent crude was trading at approximately $108.56 per barrel at around 4:47 PM IST on 19 October, down $1.30 or about 1.18% from the previous settlement of $109.86. WTI was around $101.33 per barrel at approximately 4:45 P

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