Futures and Options Articles

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

Key Takeaways Brent crude was trading around $101.59 per barrel, down roughly 0.7% in the latest October 5 international-market update. WTI crude was near $88.54 per barrel, down close to 1% during the session. The Brent-WTI spr

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

Key Takeaways 999-purity gold was quoted at ₹1,49,540 per 10 grams on October 5, compared with ₹1,48,379 in the previous available AM benchmark, a difference of ₹1,161 or about 0.78%. 916-purity gold stood at ₹1,37,078 per 10 gr

Generic user silhouette icon Anupama VM
  • 1st Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

Selling pressure deepened on Thursday ahead of the Sensex weekly expiry, dragging the benchmark below the key psychological level of 72,000. At around 1:18 PM, the Sensex was trading near 71,656, down more than 800 points or over 1.1%. The decline

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 1st Oct 2026
  • 3 min read

The Sensex was trading close to 72,530 during the morning session on Thursday, October 1, 2026, as traders adjusted positions ahead of the weekly derivatives expiry. Live options readings showed the index fluctuating around 72,530, with the Put-Ca

Generic user silhouette icon Indrashish Mitra
  • 29th Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

At 1:20 PM, the Nifty 50 was trading at 22,660, lower by 120 points or 0.53%. The index bounced nearly 90 points from its intraday low of 22,569.65, showing buying support at lower levels. The derivatives setup also witnessed a recovery during the

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 29th Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

The Nifty 50 witnessed selling pressure during the monthly expiry session as traders remained cautious amid weak market sentiment. The benchmark index opened at 22,732.45 before gradually slipping lower during the morning trade. It touched an intrada

Generic user silhouette icon 5paisa Capital Ltd
  • 28th Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

Key Takeaways IBJA's 999-purity gold AM benchmark stood at ₹1,48,048 per 10 grams on September 28, compared with the September 25 PM benchmark of ₹1,52,113. The difference was ₹4,065, or 2.67%, although this is an AM-versus-previous-PM co

Generic user silhouette icon Varda Khade
  • 25th Sep 2026
  • 1 min read

Key Takeaways: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries closed at ₹1,852.20, up ₹2.30 or 0.12%, after trading between ₹1,842 and ₹1,859. The finish remained below the 50-day and 100-day DMAs but stood ₹26.40 above the 200-day DMA of ₹1

Generic user silhouette icon Indrashish Mitra
  • 24th Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

The BSE Sensex traded around the 74,150 mark during the morning session on Thursday, September 24, 2026, as participants adjusted positions ahead of the monthly derivatives expiry. Live market readings placed Sensex between 74,139.89 and 74,150.26

Generic user silhouette icon Indrashish Mitra
  • 22nd Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

As of 1:48 PM, the Nifty 50 was trading close to the day’s low at 23,319, down 84 points or 0.36% during the weekly expiry session. The index witnessed profit booking after touching an intraday high of 23,489 and declined more than 150 points from

Generic user silhouette icon Anupama VM
  • 18th Sep 2026
  • 3 min read

Key Takeaways Brent crude futures were at $103.17 per barrel at 3:38 PM IST, down $1.65 or 1.6% from the previous settlement. International markets were still trading, so this was a live post-Indian-market quote rather than a final settlement.

Generic user silhouette icon Veena Lathe
  • 18th Sep 2026
  • 2 min read

Key Takeaways IBJA 999-purity gold was fixed at ₹1,53,658 per 10 grams in the September 18 AM session. The September 18 PM fixing had not yet been published, so this should not be described as the day's closing gold rate. The AM 999 rate wa

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