Extending gaining streak for third straight session, Indian Equity Benchmark -- Nifty ended higher on Tuesday amid sustained FII fund inflow. As per exchange data, Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Indian equities worth Rs 2,254.64 crore on Monday. Index made a positive start following broadly positive cues from other Asian peers. Index continued its firm trade in green during morning deals as traders took encouragement as Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that the India-US partnership will scale new heights in the coming period, particularly in the backdrop of the recently announced interim India-US trade deal. Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold a meeting with representatives of export promotion councils and industry associations on February 11. The meeting assumes significance as India and the US have finalised a framework for signing the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement.  In second half of the session, market witnessed some profit taking but continued its trade in green terrain till end of the session.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Pharma, Chemical and PSU Bank stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were BSE, Amber Enterprises India and Swiggy. On the other hand, the top losers were Aurobindo Pharma, Zydus Lifesciences and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25400 - 25600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

India Volatility Index (VIX), a gauge for market’s short-term expectation of volatility decreased by 4.30% and reached 11.67. The 50 share Nifty up by 67.85 point or 0.26% to settle at 25,935.15.

Nifty February 2026 futures closed at 25969.20 (LTP) on Tuesday, at a premium of 34.05 points over spot closing of 25935.15, while Nifty March 2026 futures ended at 26122.00 (LTP), at a premium of 186.85 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw a contraction of 1,050 units, taking the total open interest (Contracts) to 2,33,967 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on February 24, 2026. (Provisional)

From the most active contracts, BSE February 2026 futures traded at a premium of 11.00 points at 3183.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 3172.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 36,904. (Provisional)

HDFC Bank February 2026 futures traded at a premium of 3.70 points at 936.30 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 932.60. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,492. (Provisional)

Eternal February 2026 futures traded at a premium of 0.65 points at 304.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 303.85. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,774. (Provisional)

Tata Consultancy Services February 2026 futures traded at a premium of 6.50 points at 2989.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2983.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,323. (Provisional)

Aurobindo Pharma February 2026 futures traded at a premium of 0.30 points at 1132.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1131.70. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,695. (Provisional)

Among, Nifty calls, 26000 SP from the February month expiry was the most active call with a contraction of 2,808 units open interests. Among Nifty puts, 26000 SP from the February month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 10,728 units open interests. The maximum OI outstanding for Calls was at 26000 SP (80,085 units) and that for Puts was at 25500 SP (88,657 units). The respective Support and Resistance levels of Nifty are: Resistance 25992.92 -- Pivot Point 25931.68 -- Support 25873.92.

The Nifty Put Call Ratio (PCR) finally stood at (1.18) for February month contract. The top five scrips with highest PCR on Dalmia Bharat (2.26), APL Apollo Tubes (1.48), Hitachi Energy India (1.22), FSN E-Commerce Ventures (1.21) and Patanjali Foods (1.15).

Among most active underlying BSE witnessed an addition of 2,419 units of Open Interest in the February month future, Tata Steel witnessed an addition of 1,726 units of Open Interest in the February month future, Eternal witnessed an addition of 3,917 units of Open Interest in the February month futures, State Bank of India witnessed an addition of 2,408 units of Open Interest in the February month futures and Aurobindo Pharma witnessed an addition of 3,281 units of Open Interest in the February month futures. (Provisional).