Equity Futures
Traders cut short bets as Nifty 50 recovers from intraday fall
This story was originally published at 20:45 IST on 3 October 2025
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By Anshul Choudhary
MUMBAI – Option traders covered short positions as the Nifty 50 index managed to recover from a slight fall in the morning. However, options data showed there was no consensus yet on whether the Nifty 50 will cross 25000 points next week.
The Nifty 50 has risen slightly in the past two sessions but high stock valuations are likely to keep the gains in check, analysts said. On Friday, the Nifty 50 closed slightly higher at 24894.25 points.
"The Nifty 50 is trading close to one standard deviation above its 10-year average, based on one-year forward EPS estimates. Although valuations for benchmark indices are not overly elevated, the market requires a trigger to push further upward movement; without such a catalyst, consolidation at current levels is the most probable scenario," IDBI Capital Markets & Securities said in a strategy report.
Options data also show significant gains are unlikely for the Nifty 50. Traders covered short positions at in-the-money call options, but sold out-of-the-money contracts above the 24900 strike price. The highest open interest addition was seen at the 24900-25100 strike prices, indicating these levels will act as immediate resistance.
On the puts side, traders sold contracts across the board, indicating the Nifty 50 may not see a decline. The highest open interest on the puts side was seen at 24800-24900 strike prices. This indicated the market may either see only minor fall on Monday or even rise slightly.
--Nifty 50 October closed at 25007.10, up 39.90 points; 112.85-point premium to the spot index
--Nifty 50 November closed at 25142.00, up 48.40 points; 247.75-point premium to the spot index
--Nifty 50 December closed at 25292.80, up 45.30 points; 398.55-point premium to the spot index
HDFC Bank, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki India, Bharat Electronics, State Bank of India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Vedanta, Hindalco Industries, Infosys, and Larsen & Toubro were the most active underlying stocks on Friday. End
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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