16 Stocks Removed from F&O Segment: UBL, Bata, PVR Inox and More

Following the announcement made by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on December 20, 2024, 16 stocks will be removed from the futures & options (F&O) segment and will only be available for trading in the cash market, starting Friday, February 28, 2025. As a result, no contracts will be available for trading from February 28, which will also be the monthly expiry day for the February series exclusion.

The below table shows the stock excluded from F&O contracts

Added 45 Stocks in F&O

This exclusion follows an announcement made by the In November, the NSE had added 45 stocks to the F&O segment. Futures and options contracts for companies such as Adani Energy, Adani Green, Angel One, Bank of India, BSE, CDSL, CESC, Delhivery, Avenue Supermart, HUDCO, Jio Financial, JSW Energy, NHPC, FSN E-Commerce, Tata Elxsi, Yes Bank, Varun Beverages, and Zomato, among others, began trading from November 29.

Currently, there are derivatives available for 227 individual securities in the F&O segment.

Stocks Under F&O Ban

Additionally, Manappuram Finance is currently under the F&O trade ban. As of Tuesday, its Market Wide Position Limit (MWPL) stood at 85%, with an open interest (OI) of 43.5 million, a decrease of 10.7% from the previous session.

A stock enters the F&O trade ban when its open interest exceeds 95% of the MWPL. The ban is lifted once the open interest drops below 80%.

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