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Informist, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

 

By Akash Mandal

 

MUMBAI – Only a few out-of-the-money call options of the Nifty 50 saw their premiums rising Thursday, indicating that the index will continue to move in a tight range ahead of expiry next week. Investor sentiment remains bullish on hope of India's potential trade deals with the US and the European Union. 

 

On Thursday, the Nifty 50 ended the session at 25423.60, up 93.35 points or 0.4%. The index extended its winning run for the third straight session and has ended higher in 11 of the past 12 sessions, gaining over 3% during this period. Likely higher inflation in the US could weaken the dollar, which is also expected to aid sentiment for those investing in India, analysts said. US Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell Wednesday said inflation remains "somewhat elevated" and the central bank aims to meet its 2% target over the longer term. US CPI was up 2.9% in August, against 2.7% in July.

 

Premiums on call contracts between 25400 and 25550 strikes rose 7-23% and open interest increased by up to over 4 million. The highest open interest addition of almost 5 million was at the 25800 strike, followed by the 25600-25450 strikes. The highest open interest concentration was at the 25500 and 26000 strikes. 

 

On the put side, the highest open interest addition was at the 25400 strike, followed by the 25000 strike. With respect to open interest concentration, the trend was the other way around, with the maximum concentration at the 25000 strike followed by the 25400 contract. This indicates that the 25400-25000 levels are likely to act as a strong support zone for the Nifty 50 going forward. 

 

--Nifty 50 September closed at 25510.00, up 86.60 points; 86.40-point premium to the spot index

--Nifty 50 October closed at 25630.00, up 90.00 points; 206.40-point premium to the spot index

--Nifty 50 November closed at 25755.00, up 90.90 points; 331.40-point premium to the spot index

 

HDFC Bank, Infosys, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Eternal, Maruti Suzuki India, Bank of Baroda, Tata Consultancy Services, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Laurus Labs, Central Depository Services, and Aurobindo Pharma  were the most active underlying stocks Thursday.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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