The big players

close of Fri 18 Sep 2026 · NIFTY and BANKNIFTY together · BSE publishes no equivalent

Foreign investors

−2,88,428

net short the index

Domestic institutions

+12,967

long the index, hedged with puts

Proprietary desks

+34,041

long the index, hedged with puts

Retail and other clients

+2,41,420

net long the index

Where each book sits

CSVFri 18 Sep 2026

Foreign investors−2,88,428

Domestic institutions+12,967

Proprietary desks+34,041

Retail and other clients+2,41,420

For NIFTYforeign investors are net short the index; futures book −6,584 contracts over five sessions

Which way it moved, five sessions

Fri 18 Sep 2026

Foreign investors−6,584

Domestic institutions−1,925

Proprietary desks−1,940

Retail and other clients+10,449

Sessions, not calendar days. Twenty-session change is in the table below.

Each book in full

Foreign investors

Fri 18 Sep 2026

futures net

−2,88,428

net short the index

futures long

48,406

futures short

3,36,834

calls net

−2,68,402

puts net

+6,30,453

5 sessions

−6,584

20 sessions

−76,315

Domestic institutions

Fri 18 Sep 2026

futures net

+12,967

long the index, hedged with puts

futures long

40,741

futures short

27,774

calls net

+5,619

puts net

+57,285

5 sessions

−1,925

20 sessions

−14,311

Proprietary desks

Fri 18 Sep 2026

futures net

+34,041

long the index, hedged with puts

futures long

64,601

futures short

30,560

calls net

+29,767

puts net

+1,08,858

5 sessions

−1,940

20 sessions

+22,511

Retail and other clients

Fri 18 Sep 2026

futures net

+2,41,420

net long the index

futures long

2,97,981

futures short

56,561

calls net

+2,33,015

puts net

−7,96,597

5 sessions

+10,449

20 sessions

+68,115