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NIFTY close, Thu 22 Oct 2026

Published 23:45 IST on 22 Oct 2026

Reading	Value	Note
NIFTY 50	22,687.65	−123.70 · −0.54%
INDIA VIX	15.76	+0.08 · +0.51% · NSE's daily index close file (NSE index closes)
Week band	2 of 3	inside 22,696–23,597
Max pain	—	no chain

Where the index and its vol closed

Series	Close	Change	%	High	Low	Previous
NIFTY 50	22,687.65	−123.70	−0.54%	22,785.00	22,554.85	22,811.35 on 21 Oct 2026
INDIA VIX	15.76	+0.08	+0.51%	16.66	14.32	15.68 on 21 Oct 2026

Observation date: 22 Oct 2026
Updated: 23:45 IST on 22 Oct 2026
Units: index points
Frequency: each NSE session
Source: NSE's daily index close file (NSE index closes)

The week against the band drawn before it

At the close of Fri 16 Oct 2026, NIFTY 23,146.15 and INDIA VIX 14.06 put one sigma over 7 days at ±451 points (1.95%): 22,696–23,597, and 22,245–24,048 at two. Every session of the week from 19 Oct 2026 is held against that band, not one redrawn each day.

Session	Close	Band
Mon 19 Oct 2026	22,888.95	inside
Wed 21 Oct 2026	22,811.35	inside
Thu 22 Oct 2026	22,687.65	outside

Observation date: 16 Oct 2026
Updated: 23:45 IST on 22 Oct 2026
Units: index points; one sigma from INDIA VIX over seven days
Frequency: weekly, drawn at the last close before the week
Source: NSE's daily index close file (NSE index closes)

The front expiry's book

The option chain for this session is not on file; the note does not borrow another session's.

The dealer-gamma board

The gamma board for this session is not on file; the note does not borrow another session's.

Who holds the index futures

NSE's participant-wise report for 21 Oct 2026, against 19 Oct 2026; it is 1 session behind this close, which is how NSE publishes it. index futures, all underlyings, in contracts.

Client	Long	Short	Net	Change	Long %
FII	32,598	3,10,226	−2,77,628	+2,302	9.5
DII	51,508	13,537	+37,971	+1,117	79.2
Proprietary	45,380	29,654	+15,726	+3,441	60.5
Retail / other clients	2,76,578	52,647	+2,23,931	−6,860	84.0

Observation date: 21 Oct 2026
Updated: 19:15 IST on 21 Oct 2026
Units: contracts
Frequency: each report day; NSE publishes a session behind
Source: NSE participant-wise open interest (the participant report)

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