The National Stock Exchange (NSE) banned the trading in futures and options (F&O) of up to three stocks/securities on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) and Delta Corp are the stocks/securities placed on the National Stock Exchange’s futures and options (F&O) ban for trade on Wednesday. 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 Tuesday, the total number of contracts traded in Index futures was 2,14,881 with a turnover of Rs 21,415.59 crore; while contracts traded in stock futures were 6,09,103 with a turnover of Rs 43,614.04 crore. In Index options, 15,31,02,566 contracts were traded with a turnover of Rs 1,40,30,769.67 crore; put call ratio of 0.92; and premium turnover of Rs 32284.75 crore. In stock options, 28,11,690 contracts were traded with a turnover of Rs 2,06,946.27 crore; put call ratio of 0.40; and premium turnover of Rs 3102.42 crore. The total number of Futures and Options (F&O) traded on Tuesday was 15,67,38,240 with a turnover of Rs 1,43,02,745.57 crore; put call ratio of 0.91; and premium turnover of Rs 35387.17 crore.