Here's a snapshot of what is happening in the derivatives space before noon

The Nifty and the Sensex were unable to hold on to their early morning gains on Tuesday even as losses were minor on benchmarks and sector specific indices. Action on the long side was concentrated on defensive shares such as FMCG and pharma while mid caps dominated trade on the futures and options market. Here is a snapshot of what is happening in the derivatives space before noon.

BENCHMARKS
Nifty fell 0.4% to 7,843 points;
Sensex dropped 77 points at 25,779

TOP PRICE GAINERS
McLeod Russel
Kaveri Seed
Voltas

TOP PRICE LOSERS
Bharat Forge
Tata Steel
JSW Steel

TOP OI GAINERS
Colgate
Bharat Forge
Arvind Mills

TOP OI LOSERS
JSW Energy
Wockhardt
UltraTech

TOP TRADED FUTURES
Larsen
State Bank of India
Tata Steel

TOP TRADED CALLS
HPCL 780 Oct
Reliance 880 Sept
Larsen 1,600 Sept

TOP TRADED PUTS
Hind Zinc 140 Sept
Tata Steel 230 Sept
Reliance 860 Sept

VOLUME BUZZERS
Texmaco Rail
Lovable Lingerie
Tube Investments

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