Stocks in FnO

Following is a list of top gainers and losers in the futures and options market in the NSE on the 17th Oct 2007 for the October series:

Top Gainers
					% CHANGE
SYMBOL	OPEN	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	IN O.I.
TATAPOWER	1228	1240	1089.9	1184.1	18.41
RELIANCE	2500	2729	2250	2713.5	9.74
HCLTECH	270	298	251	294.65	8.74
OMAXE	330	338	290	327.65	7.19
HAVELLS	595	722.5	573	713.15	5.82
BANKINDIA	300	317.85	271.15	301.65	5.19
MARUTI	1135	1230	1085	1175.65	5
Top Losers
					% CHANGE
SYMBOL	OPEN	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	IN O.I.
IDEA	147	153.9	132	152.85	-25.05
PURVA	455.9	504	400	498.15	-24.06
CROMPGREAV	340	370	300	364.95	-22.38
SOBHA	920	1005.9	911	994.5	-16.76
ZEEL	325	338.25	284	333.3	-16.74
EKC	193.6	234.65	193	229.85	-16.15
FEDERALBNK	351	382	321	376.6	-16
DLF	901.1	904	792.3	896.85	-15.68
BEML	1475	1528	1276	1514.85	-14.27
AXISBANK	810	883.5	712	874.6	-13.73
JPHYDRO	69	74.5	62.1	72.45	-13
NICOLASPIR	262	291.95	255	288.2	-12.73
ADLABSFILM	625	727	565	708.4	-12.65
HCC	164	185.4	151.2	179.7	-11.58
INDIAINFO	951.1	1024.4	850	997.5	-11.52
SUZLON	1700	1793	1551.1	1778.9	-11.45
APIL	875	992	820	968.95	-11.25
PATELENG	700.1	734.4	660	713.7	-11.13
ABAN	3900	3967	3301	3928.3	-10.52
LITL	424	444.8	390	432.95	-10.15

The data for the 17th shows that a lot of stocks have shed Open Interest, baring a very few. This was a day market with a down circuit in the index in the very first minute of opening of the stock market and lots of recovery later on. A lots of longs would have cut positions in losses running into a good misfortune for them simulating the 17th May 2004 fall.