Snapping four-day losing streak, Nifty ended higher with gains of over half a percent on Monday, as ease in crude oil prices and fresh foreign fund inflow. As per exchange data, foreign institutional investors bought Indian equities worth Rs 887.65 crore on October 23, 2026. After making negative start, the index soon trimmed most of its losses and hovered near neutral line during the first half of the session, as traders took some support with the RBI Bulletin stating that strong macroeconomic fundamentals and targeted policy interventions continue to anchor the economy against global headwinds, including rising inflation due to the West Asia crisis and ongoing trade tensions. Meanwhile, Department of Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal’s statement that India has potential to increase its share in global merchandise exports from around 2% to 15-20%, stressing the need to leverage the country’s competitive advantages. In the second half of the session, the index gained traction and sustained its momentum until the close. Finally, Nifty ended above 22,750 mark.
Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except Media and Consumer Durables stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Ather Energy, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and JSW Steel. On the other hand, the top losers were AU Small Finance Bank, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and Shriram Finance. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 22900 - 23100 calls and 22400 - 22600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
