Indian equity markets, decoded
Institutional flows, derivatives positioning and market breadth, explained with sources and context. Live data panels are being built and are clearly marked until they go live.
No live data yet. Panels below are placeholders. Where a layout is shown, it is marked Example layout and contains no real values. Nothing here is investment advice.
FII / DII flows
Coming soonDaily net buying and selling by Foreign Institutional Investors and Domestic Institutional Investors in the cash market, a key read on who is supplying and absorbing equity.
What we will track
- Daily gross and net cash-market activity for FIIs and DIIs
- Rolling weekly and monthly totals for context
- Divergence between foreign and domestic institutions
- Provisional vs. final figures, clearly labelled
Primary sources: NSE, NSDL (FPI data)
| Category | Buy (₹ Cr) | Sell (₹ Cr) | Net (₹ Cr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FII / FPI | — | — | — |
| DII | — | — | — |
Nifty put-call ratio (PCR)
Coming soonThe ratio of open interest in Nifty put options to call options, often read as a gauge of positioning and sentiment in the index options market.
What we will track
- Overall open-interest PCR for the current and next expiries
- Changes in PCR across sessions rather than single readings
- Strike-wise open interest concentration
- Caveats: PCR reflects hedging as well as directional views
Primary sources: NSE F&O bhavcopy and participant-wise OI
FII index & stock futures positions
Coming soonHow foreign investors are positioned in index and stock futures, including the long-short mix, which can tell a different story from cash-market flows.
What we will track
- FII long and short contracts in index futures
- Long-short ratio and its trend over time
- Net position in stock futures
- Comparison with client, DII and proprietary participants
Primary sources: NSE participant-wise open interest
Advance-decline & market breadth
Coming soonHow many stocks are rising versus falling. Breadth shows whether a move in the headline index is broad-based or driven by a handful of large names.
What we will track
- Daily advances, declines and unchanged counts
- Advance-decline ratio and cumulative breadth line
- Breadth across large, mid and small caps
- Divergences between breadth and index direction
Primary sources: NSE, BSE
Sector performance
Coming soonRelative performance of major sectoral indices, to show where money is rotating and which themes are leading or lagging.
What we will track
- Performance of NSE sectoral indices over multiple periods
- Relative strength versus the benchmark
- Sector-level breadth and participation
- Links to the macro drivers behind sector moves
Primary sources: NSE Indices