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Long unwinding stocks today: NSE F&O stocks with falling open interest and a falling price, 11 September 2026

8 NSE F&O stocks were in long unwinding on Friday 11 September 2026: falling open interest and a falling price in the futures. Every F&O stock is sorted below by what its futures open interest and price did. 7 stocks were in long build-up, 14 in short build-up, 2 in short covering and 8 in long unwinding, out of 209 stocks checked. The lists are rebuilt after the close every trading day.

Session shown: Friday 11 September 2026. The next session appears here by about 16:00 IST. Permanent link for this session: 11 September 2026. Other lists: Long build-up stocks today · Short build-up stocks today · Short covering stocks today.

Long unwinding price ▼ · OI ▼

Price fell and futures open interest fell: positions were closed while price went down, the pattern of buyers selling out.

StockPrice, close to closeFutures OI change*Volume vs 20-day average
CHOLAFIN▼ 0.70 %▼ 8.20 %1.1×
POWERGRID▼ 0.98 %▼ 6.15 %1.0×
APOLLOHOSP▼ 0.72 %▼ 3.87 %0.6×
ASIANPAINT▼ 1.02 %▼ 3.62 %1.0×
CIPLA▼ 0.53 %▼ 3.49 %1.7×
BOSCHLTD▼ 0.80 %▼ 3.37 %0.5×
CUMMINSIND▼ 1.65 %▼ 3.28 %0.7×
M&M▼ 0.54 %▼ 3.25 %0.6×

Long build-up price ▲ · OI ▲

Price rose and futures open interest rose: new positions were opened while price went up.

StockPrice, close to closeFutures OI change*Volume vs 20-day average
LICHSGFIN▲ 1.92 %▲ 41.18 %2.3×
PAYTM▲ 3.94 %▲ 11.22 %2.2×
BSE▲ 2.36 %▲ 11.09 %0.7×
SAGILITY▲ 1.78 %▲ 5.21 %1.6×
BAJAJHLDNG▲ 1.35 %▲ 4.65 %0.8×
VBL▲ 1.46 %▲ 3.93 %1.4×
DRREDDY▲ 1.97 %▲ 3.78 %3.2×

Short build-up price ▼ · OI ▲

Price fell and futures open interest rose: new positions were opened while price went down.

StockPrice, close to closeFutures OI change*Volume vs 20-day average
COCHINSHIP▼ 9.17 %▲ 29.53 %7.6×
PIIND▼ 4.48 %▲ 14.08 %4.6×
KEI▼ 1.34 %▲ 8.44 %0.8×
JINDALSTEL▼ 2.20 %▲ 5.99 %0.6×
HINDZINC▼ 2.89 %▲ 4.53 %1.2×
ASTRAL▼ 3.26 %▲ 4.24 %0.9×
MUTHOOTFIN▼ 1.74 %▲ 4.22 %1.3×
MCX▼ 0.73 %▲ 4.18 %0.6×
DIVISLAB▼ 1.23 %▲ 4.16 %0.9×
VEDL▼ 1.99 %▲ 3.43 %1.5×
ABCAPITAL▼ 1.25 %▲ 3.25 %0.5×
BAJFINANCE▼ 0.86 %▲ 3.21 %0.8×
LTM▼ 1.42 %▲ 3.10 %0.8×
OIL▼ 2.65 %▲ 3.09 %1.7×

Short covering price ▲ · OI ▼

Price rose and futures open interest fell: positions were closed while price went up, the pattern of sellers buying back.

StockPrice, close to closeFutures OI change*Volume vs 20-day average
TORNTPHARM▲ 0.72 %▼ 6.09 %0.8×
NYKAA▲ 0.75 %▼ 4.35 %0.8×

* Near-month plus next-month futures open interest, last reading of the session against the previous session, minus that day's median change across all F&O stocks. Sorted by the size of the OI change.

How this list is made

What this list cannot tell you. Every futures contract has a buyer and a seller, so a change in open interest involves both sides. A label describes how price and OI moved together on the day, not who is right and not what the price will do next.

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Quick questions

Which stocks are in long unwinding today?
For Friday 11 September 2026, 8 NSE F&O stocks were in long unwinding: futures open interest down at least 3 % after the day's median change, with price down at least 0.5 %. The largest OI changes were in CHOLAFIN, POWERGRID, APOLLOHOSP. The list is rebuilt after every close.
What does long unwinding mean in the share market?
Price fell and futures open interest fell: positions were closed while price went down, the pattern of buyers selling out. It describes the day's positioning, not the next move.
Long unwinding kya hota hai?
Long unwinding means price fell while open interest also fell: positions were closed while price went down, the pattern of buyers selling out of old longs. It tells you what happened, not what comes next.
Is long unwinding bearish?
It describes selling that closed positions rather than opened new ones. When the unwinding is done, that selling is gone, so it says nothing certain about the next session.
What is the difference between short build-up and long unwinding?
Both come with a falling price. In short build-up open interest rises, so new positions were opened; in long unwinding open interest falls, so existing positions were closed.

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