Stock Market Today, 13 October 2026: GIFT Nifty, Sensex and Nifty Pre-Market Cues, FII DII Data and Stocks to Watch

NSE pre-market report · Data as of 8:15 AM IST · NSE and BSE open at 9:15 AM IST

Good morning. Let us get straight to the share market today picture before the bell. Yesterday was a rough Monday — the Nifty gave up 157 points and the Sensex shed 548 points, mostly because crude oil went back above $105 and FMCG and bank stocks got sold. This morning GIFT Nifty today is sitting just a shade higher, so the overnight signal is flat-to-mildly-positive for Nifty 50 and Sensex. But the bigger story is Asia: South Korea’s KOSPI has crashed more than 6% in a chip-led selloff, and Japan is down over 2.5%. FII DII data again showed the familiar pattern — foreigners selling, domestic funds buying. And one more thing to mark on your calendar: today is F&O expiry day for Nifty weekly options, which usually means extra swings in the last hour.

A note before we start: this is a data and news report. We do not make Nifty predictions, we do not give buy or sell calls, and we do not put out price targets. What you get below is what actually happened, and what the numbers say.

1. Global Market Cues Today: US Markets, Asian Markets, Crude Oil and Rupee

Wall Street ended Monday mixed. The Dow managed a gain, but the Nasdaq slipped as semiconductor stocks came under pressure — and that is the thread running through Asia this morning.

Asian markets today are the weak spot. Chipmakers are being dumped across the region after US semiconductor weakness overnight, and higher crude is adding to the nerves.

US stock futures were mixed as this report was written — S&P 500 futures down about 0.19%, Dow futures up about 0.16%. Traders there are waiting for home sales data and the start of the big American bank earnings season.

Crude is the one to keep an eye on. Brent touched a two-week high after reports of attacks on Saudi energy facilities, then eased slightly on talk of extra Russian diesel supply. For an oil-importing country like India, costlier crude means a bigger import bill and more pressure on the rupee — which is exactly why the next line matters.

On the currency side, the rupee bounced back about 1% (roughly 90-odd paise) on Monday after the RBI stepped in with a set of measures: a dedicated dollar window for oil marketing companies, higher costs on certain forex hedging trades, a ban on rebooking cancelled rupee-linked FX derivative contracts, a lower threshold (from $100 million down to $5 million) for unhedged FX derivative trades, and a new Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve requirement. In plain language: the central bank is making it costlier and harder to speculate against the rupee.

2. GIFT Nifty Today (SGX Nifty): The First Pre-Market Indicator

GIFT Nifty is the Nifty futures contract that trades at the GIFT City exchange in Gandhinagar. It used to be called SGX Nifty when it traded in Singapore. Because it trades for far longer hours than our cash market, it is the first rough hint of where Indian equities may open — think of it as a weather forecast, not a guarantee.

So GIFT Nifty is trading roughly 60 points above where the Nifty cash market closed on Monday. On its own that points to a quiet, mildly positive start. But remember — GIFT Nifty keeps moving right up to 9:15 AM, and today’s weak Asian cues could change the picture quickly.

3. Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex Today: Previous Close

Monday was a classic “gave it all back” session. The Nifty opened strong at 22,593, climbed to 22,651, and then slid all the way to 22,304 before closing near the lows.

Notice the split: large caps fell, but smallcaps actually had a good day. Market breadth on the NSE was almost perfectly balanced — 1,795 stocks up, 1,798 down and 113 unchanged out of 3,706 traded. Within the Nifty 50 itself, though, only 13 stocks rose and 36 fell.

One more data point for F&O watchers: the Nifty October futures closed at 22,399.90, a premium of 36.55 points over the cash market close of 22,363.35.

Nifty Support and Resistance Levels for Today

A quick explainer first, because these two words get thrown around a lot. Support is a price zone where buying has shown up before, so sellers have found it harder to push lower. Resistance is the opposite — a zone where selling has appeared. These are levels market analysts are watching and quoting, worked out from past price action and option data. They are for reference, not forecasts. Nobody knows where the index will actually go.

India VIX is the market’s “fear gauge” — it measures how much movement option traders are pricing in over the next 30 days. A jump of nearly 6% to 15.24 means option writers were demanding a bit more premium for the risk, which is normal on an expiry week with a wobbly global backdrop.

4. FII DII Data Today: Monday, 12 October 2026 (₹ Crore)

FII DII data today is the single most-watched flow number in the Indian market. FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors, also called FPIs) are overseas funds. DIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) are our own mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds — a lot of that money comes from your monthly SIPs. When FIIs sell and DIIs buy, the market usually drifts sideways rather than crashing. That is exactly what has been happening.

Gross buy and gross sell break-ups for Monday were not published on the sources checked for this report, so only net figures are shown above.

Two things stand out. First, FIIs have now been net sellers in the cash market for roughly 12 sessions in a row — the heaviest single day recently was 8 October at about −₹12,944 crore. Second, DIIs have absorbed almost all of it. October’s FII cash outflow of about ₹41,500 crore has been met with roughly ₹43,400 crore of domestic buying. Separately, broader FPI numbers covering all segments put October’s pull-out at around ₹44,166 crore, with 2026’s total crossing ₹3 lakh crore.

5. Stocks in News Today: Stocks to Watch on 13 October 2026

These are F&O stocks to watch and cash-market names that are in the news this morning because of results, orders, corporate actions or bulk deals. This is a factual “what happened” list — there is no recommendation here, and no view on which way any of these will move.

6. Key Events Today: Nifty Weekly Expiry, Q2 Results and Two IPOs

That inflation print is worth understanding, because it shapes the mood. CPI, or Consumer Price Index inflation, is the rate at which retail prices are rising year on year. At 5.54% it is inside the RBI’s 2–6% tolerance band but well above the 4% mid-point target — and the jump was driven mostly by food. Bond yields have been rising alongside it, and higher yields tend to make equities less attractive at the margin. That is part of why FIIs have stayed sellers.

7. F&O Today: Nifty Expiry, Open Interest and F&O Ban List

F&O stands for Futures and Options — contracts whose value is derived from an underlying stock or index. They trade in fixed lot sizes, so you buy a bundle, not a single share. Here is today’s expiry map:

Now the option chain data, as of Monday’s close. A few terms first, in plain language:

• Open Interest (OI) is the number of F&O contracts still open and not yet squared off. Rising OI at a strike price means more traders have positions parked there.
• Highest call OI marks the strike where the most call options are outstanding. Option writers sitting there would prefer the index to stay below it, which is why it is loosely described as a resistance zone.
• Highest put OI is the mirror image — most puts outstanding, loosely described as a support zone.
• PCR, or Put Call Ratio, divides total put OI by total call OI. Below 1 means more calls than puts are open; above 1 means the opposite. Traders read very low or very high readings as crowded positioning, not as a signal of direction.
• Max pain is the strike at which the largest rupee value of options would expire worthless. It is a positioning statistic, nothing more.

A PCR of 0.60 says call writing has been noticeably heavier than put writing — in other words, option sellers have been positioned for the index to stay capped rather than run away higher. Max pain at 22,400 sits very close to Monday’s close, which is often the case going into an expiry session.

Finally, the F&O ban list today. When a stock’s open interest across the market crosses 95% of its MWPL (Market Wide Position Limit — the maximum F&O position the whole market is allowed in that stock), the exchange bans fresh F&O positions in it. You can still square off existing positions, but you cannot add new ones. Cash-market trading in the stock continues as normal.

Note that Ambuja Cements is below the 95% trigger on the latest reading but is on the list being tracked — the exchange publishes the final list each morning, so always check the official NSE circular before trading.

FAQs: Share Market Today (13 October 2026)

What is GIFT Nifty today?

As of 8:08 AM IST on 13 October 2026, GIFT Nifty was at 22,425.00, up 3.50 points (+0.02%) from its own previous close of 22,421.50. That is about 62 points above the Nifty 50’s cash close of 22,363.35, suggesting a flat-to-mildly-positive start. GIFT Nifty keeps trading until 9:15 AM, so the number changes.

What were the Nifty 50 and Sensex closing levels on 12 October 2026?

The Nifty 50 closed at 22,363.35, down 157.10 points or 0.70%. The BSE Sensex closed at 71,924.68, down 547.65 points or 0.76%. Nifty Bank ended at 54,918.00, down 338.65 points or 0.61%.

What are the Nifty support and resistance levels today?

Analysts are watching 22,300–22,222 as the support zone, with 22,304 being Monday’s low, and 22,427–22,537 followed by 22,580–22,600 on the upside. For Nifty Bank the quoted levels are 54,717 and 54,594 below, 55,101 and 55,200 above. These are reference levels drawn from past price action and option data — they are not forecasts, and this report does not predict where any index will go.

What was the FII DII data for 12 October 2026?

FIIs were net sellers of ₹1,708.48 crore in the cash market and DIIs were net buyers of ₹3,045.02 crore, a net positive institutional flow of about ₹1,337 crore. For October so far, FII cash outflows stand at roughly ₹41,487 crore against DII inflows of about ₹43,400 crore.

When is Nifty expiry this week?

Nifty weekly options expire today, Tuesday 13 October 2026. Sensex weekly options expire on Thursday 15 October. The October monthly F&O series expires on Tuesday 27 October 2026, the last Tuesday of the month.

Which stocks are in the F&O ban list today?

Kaynes Technology India (MWPL at 97.98%) and Ambuja Cements (92.91%) feature on the list being tracked for 13 October 2026. A ban means no fresh F&O positions — existing ones can be closed, and cash-market trading is unaffected. Always confirm against the official NSE circular released in the morning.

Why are Asian markets falling this morning?

The selloff is led by semiconductor stocks. South Korea’s KOSPI has fallen more than 6% to below 6,000 — its lowest since 31 July — with chipmakers taking the brunt, and Japan’s Nikkei is down about 2.6%. The triggers being cited are overnight weakness in US semiconductor shares, doubts about how long the AI-driven rally can last, US-China tech tensions, and crude oil near a two-week high pushing bond yields up. Since India’s index is far less chip-heavy than Korea’s or Taiwan’s, the read-across is not one-for-one.

Does this report give a Nifty prediction for today?

No. We do not publish Nifty predictions, price targets, or buy and sell calls. What you get here is the data — GIFT Nifty, previous closes, FII DII flows, option chain positioning, the F&O ban list and the day’s news — so you can do your own thinking, or take it to a SEBI-registered advisor.

Data sources: NSE and BSE index data via Kotak Neo and Upstox market wraps, GIFT Nifty and option chain data from NiftyTrader, FII/DII flow data from NiftyTrader, global and pre-market cues from Business Standard and DSIJ, crude and rupee data from DSIJ and HDFC Sky, F&O ban list from Kotak Neo, technical levels from 5paisa, OptionChainIndia and Liquide, corporate news from ScanX, DSIJ and Goodreturns, CPI data from MoSPI as reported by Business Today and IndexBox. All figures are as published by these sources at the time of writing and may be revised. Levels and option data are as of the 12 October 2026 close unless stated otherwise.

This report is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Please consult a SEBI-registered investment advisor before making any trading or investment decisions.