Dalal Street began the May futures & options (F&O) series on Friday, a day after the Nifty50 index ended the April series with a loss of 219.7 points or 1.3 percent. The 30-scrip Sensex index lost 1,047.5 points or 1.8 percent during this period.
Rollovers
The Nifty's April-May rollovers are at 78 percent.
| Month | Rollovers (%) | OI at start of series (crore shares) | FII long exposure in index futures (%) |
| May | 78 | 0.85 | 35 |
| April | 82 | 1.23 | 74 |
| March | 77 | 1.1 | 48 |
| February | 75 | 1.03 | 33 |
| January | 79 | 0.96 | 66 |
| December | 83 | 1.05 | 70 |
| November | 82 | 1.04 | 54 |
Key triggers for May F&O series
US FOMC meet: May 4-5
Jan-Mar results and management commentary
Russia-Ukraine war
Rising COVID cases in parts of the world
Crude oil and other commodity prices
FII flowsForeign institutional investors' longs are at 35 percent at the beginning of the May F&O series. Here's how the 50-scrip index has fared in the May series in the past:
| Series | Nifty change (absolute) | Change (%) |
| May 21 | +443 | +3 |
| May 20 | -370 | -3.8 |
| May 19 | +304 | +2.6 |
Here's how the 50-index has fared in the past few series:
| Series | Nifty change (absolute) |
| April | -220 |
| March | 1,217 |
| February | -862 |
| January | -94 |
| December 2021 | -332 |
First Published: Apr 29, 2022 9:28 AM IST
