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F&O stocks rising while open interest falls — shorts buying back, not fresh longs. As of 07 Aug 2026.

# Stock OI Chg LTP Chg % Total OI (Cr) Opt Vol (Cr) ATM IV PCR
1 UNOMINDA
UNO Minda Limited
-15.86% ₹1,285.00 +0.55% 3 4 41.5% 0.48
2 CUMMINSIND
Cummins India Ltd.
-7.22% ₹5,426.00 +0.44% 3 4 36.3% 0.91
3 BANDHANBNK
Bandhan Bank Limited
-4.93% ₹176.02 +0.78% 72 5 39.1% 0.51
4 OFSS
Oracle Financial...
-2.73% ₹11,805.00 +0.60% 1 1 50.5% 0.83
5 HINDZINC
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
-2.50% ₹603.00 +2.20% 30 52 44.6% 0.73
6 LICI
Life Insurance...
-2.39% ₹394.00 +1.66% 45 3 33.5% 0.74
7 ONGC
Oil And Natural Gas...
-2.01% ₹238.85 +0.44% 61 56 32.6% 0.48
8 PATANJALI
Patanjali Foods Limited
-1.70% ₹357.50 +0.70% 14 7 48.0% 0.72
9 LAURUSLABS
Laurus Labs Limited
-1.50% ₹1,844.30 +0.78% 19 9 50.3% 0.97
10 POLICYBZR
PB Fintech Limited
-1.06% ₹1,604.50 +0.34% 4 3 47.5% 0.64
11 MARICO
Marico Limited
-0.99% ₹862.00 +0.23% 14 10 29.6% 0.56
12 POWERGRID
Power Grid Corporation...
-0.95% ₹271.60 +0.31% 51 54 30.9% 0.64
13 AUROPHARMA
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
-0.89% ₹1,658.00 +4.35% 6 22 39.5% 0.84
14 NYKAA
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited
-0.87% ₹332.00 +0.02% 28 23 39.6% 0.45
15 BEL
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
-0.77% ₹401.00 +0.45% 80 57 30.9% 0.69
16 HCLTECH
HCL Technologies Ltd
-0.60% ₹1,356.60 +1.62% 9 14 42.2% 0.84
17 HINDUNILVR
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
-0.35% ₹2,096.00 +0.79% 15 6 26.1% 0.52
18 ADANIENSOL
Adani Energy Solutions Limited
-0.19% ₹1,630.10 +0.62% 5 4 56.5% 0.58

End-of-day snapshot of the NSE F&O universe, as of 07 Aug 2026. Live intraday data is in the app.

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Short covering is price rising <em>while</em> open interest falls &mdash; the up-move is shorts buying back, not fresh longs. These rallies can be sharp but are structurally weaker than long buildup.

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