The National Stock Exchange (NSE) banned the trading in futures and options (F&O) of up to seven stocks/securities on Monday, December 19, 2022. Balrampur Chini Mills, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC), Indiabulls Housing Finance, IRCTC, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Delta Corp are the stocks/securities placed on the National Stock Exchange’s futures and options (F&O) ban for trade on Monday. According to the NSE, the above-mentioned stocks are prohibited in the F&O sector because they have exceeded 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL). During the F&O ban period, no new positions are permitted for any F&O contracts in that stock.
Earlier, on Friday, the total number of contracts traded in Index futures was 4,15,597 with a turnover of Rs 41,107.06 crore; while contracts traded in stock futures were 8,73,939 with a turnover of Rs 60,797.38 crore.
The stocks put on the F&O ban earlier on Friday, December 16, 2022, were Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC), Indiabulls Housing Finance and Delta Corp. The domestic equity indices ended the previous session in red with BSE Sensex falling over 460 points at 61,337.81, while NSE Nifty settled at 18,269.00, down by 145.90%.