FIIs Buy ₹2,814 Cr as Nifty Stages 350-Point V-Shaped Recovery | Market Insights May 19, 2026

FIIs Buy ₹2,814 Cr as Nifty Stages 350-Point V-Shaped Recovery | Market Insights May 19, 2026

In today’s episode of Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Desk, host Shivangi Sarda Malpani brings you everything you need to know from the world of finance. Markets witnessed a volatile trading session as Nifty opened gap down by around 160 points near the 23,480 mark and slipped further towards 23,320 in the early trade. FIIs turned net buyers with inflows of ₹2,814 Cr, while DIIs also supported the rally with buying worth ₹2,682 Cr. Follow this podcast for daily market updates and solid trading advice.

In today’s episode of Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Desk, host Shivangi Sarda Malpani brings you everything you need to know from the world of finance.

Markets witnessed a volatile trading session as Nifty opened gap down by around 160 points near the 23,480 mark and slipped further towards 23,320 in the early trade.

FIIs turned net buyers with inflows of ₹2,814 Cr, while DIIs also supported the rally with buying worth ₹2,682 Cr.

Follow this podcast for daily market updates and solid trading advice.

[00:00:00] Welcome to Indian Market in Minutes from Motilal Oswal Research Test. We will be covering technical and derivatives, SII's activity, index, actionable sectors and stocks to watch out. So stay tuned till the end.

[00:00:21] Hey, this is your host Shivanki Sardamalpani and to start with our first segment for Tuesday, 19 May 2026, Nifty Index opened with a cap-down of around 160 points near 23,480 zones. and slipped towards 23,320 in the initial hour of the session. Post that, Bulls stepped in and witnessed a V-shaped recovery as the index moved towards 23,700 zones.

[00:00:48] The index has rallied by more than 350 points from the day's low and ended the session on a flattish note. It formed a bullish candle with wicks on either sides indicating a clear tug-of-war between the Bulls and Bears. India mix was up by around 4.5% to 19.6 levels. Nifty put-call ratio increased to 1.24.

[00:01:10] Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 23,200 to 24,200 levels, while immediate range could be in between 23,400 to 23,900. Moving on to the second segment in the equity cash market, FIIs were net buyers to the tune of 2,814 crores, while DIIs were also buyers worth 2,682 crores.

[00:01:39] FIIs' long-shot ratio increased to 12.5%. Going ahead with the index actionable, derivatives data and price setup suggest Nifty has to now cross and hold above 23,700 for the next up move towards 24,000 marks, while on the downside support can be seen at 23,500 and 23,333 marks.

[00:02:03] Bank Nifty has to hold above 53,500 for a bounce towards 54,000 levels, while a hole below the same could see weakness towards 53,000 zones. And finally, talking about the sectors and stocks to watch out, positive setup can be seen in CoForge, Persistence, Solar Industries, Policy Bazaar, PSC, MCX, Parthi Airtel, Sun Pharma, TechM, and OFSS.

[00:02:31] While some weakness could be seen in PG Electroplast, TVS Motor, Delivery, Uno Minda, Canes, CG Power, REC, and PFC. Wish you a super day ahead. Shivangi Sarada Malpani signing off. Follow this podcast for solid advice.

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