Open Interest Losers Today (NSE F&O)neutral

F&O stocks where futures open interest fell the most in the latest session - positions being closed - with the price move alongside.

As of 2026-10-19 As of 2026-10-19, 46 NSE F&O stocks shed futures open interest; the ones below saw the largest drops. Falling OI means positions are being closed - with a rising price that is short covering, with a falling price long unwinding.

Showing top 30 of 46 matches · ranked by significance · click any symbol for the full smart-money deep dive · Download CSV

StockLTPPrice %OI Δ%Buildup
BANKINDIABank of India 136.59 +3.39% -5.38% Short Covering
UJJIVANSFB 63.09 -0.13% -4.00% Long Unwinding
PERSISTENTPersistent Systems Ltd. 5691.00 -0.07% -2.86% Long Unwinding
SBINState Bank of India 976.00 +1.40% -2.69% Short Covering
KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 443.25 -0.69% -2.48% Long Unwinding
ADANIPORTSAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. 1763.00 +0.94% -2.40% Short Covering
BAJAJHLDNGBajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. 11250.00 +0.47% -2.34% Short Covering
CANBKCanara Bank 121.86 +2.60% -2.33% Short Covering
INFYInfosys Ltd. 1128.50 -3.12% -2.26% Long Unwinding
HCLTECHHCL Technologies Ltd. 1372.50 -0.49% -2.09% Long Unwinding
ICICIBANKICICI Bank Ltd. 1381.80 -1.01% -1.99% Long Unwinding
MAXHEALTHMax Healthcare Institute Ltd. 833.25 -1.93% -1.83% Long Unwinding
BAJAJ-AUTOBajaj Auto Ltd. 10338.00 -0.98% -1.71% Long Unwinding
BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel Ltd. 1873.90 -1.36% -1.61% Long Unwinding
MPHASISMphasiS Ltd. 2498.50 -0.26% -1.60% Long Unwinding
BSEBSE Ltd. 3341.40 -0.67% -1.54% Long Unwinding
LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs Ltd. 2066.50 +0.12% -1.40% Short Covering
MARICOMarico Ltd. 777.90 -1.19% -1.30% Long Unwinding
PATANJALIPatanjali Foods Ltd. 364.00 -0.45% -1.29% Long Unwinding
BANKBARODABank of Baroda 238.39 +3.49% -1.26% Short Covering
GMRAIRPORTGMR Airports Ltd. 89.93 +0.53% -1.21% Short Covering
POWERGRIDPower Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 249.75 -0.62% -1.20% Long Unwinding
CHOLAFINCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. 1552.90 -1.32% -1.16% Long Unwinding
PETRONETPetronet LNG Ltd. 293.80 +0.10% -1.12% Short Covering
SBICARDSBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. 569.05 +0.58% -1.09% Short Covering
OILOil India Ltd. 449.35 +0.63% -1.06% Short Covering
NESTLEINDNestle India Ltd. 1242.60 -1.58% -1.06% Long Unwinding
KPITTECHKPIT Technologies Ltd. 536.90 -3.42% -0.97% Long Unwinding
POLICYBZRPB Fintech Ltd. 1034.90 -2.88% -0.96% Long Unwinding
GRASIMGrasim Industries Ltd. 2876.90 -1.52% -0.88% Long Unwinding

How this screen works

A fall in open interest means traders closed more futures contracts than they opened. It marks the end of a positioning trade rather than the start of one, and the price move tells you which side was closing.

This screen ranks every F&O stock by the percentage drop in its total futures open interest across all expiries in the latest session.

Open interest is summed across every listed expiry, so rollover from the expiring month into the next does not register as a drop.

Classification: price up with OI down is Short Covering; price down with OI down is Long Unwinding.

In expiry week some decline in total OI is normal as positions are closed rather than rolled.

FAQ

What does a fall in open interest mean?
Positions are being closed. If the price rose at the same time, short sellers were buying back (short covering); if it fell, long holders were selling out (long unwinding).

Why do many stocks lose OI near expiry?
Traders who do not roll their positions into the next month close them, so total open interest tends to fall in the days before expiry.

How often does the list update?
Every trading session once the end-of-day F&O data is processed.

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