Yesterday, the Nifty futures open interest increased by 6.52% while the Minifutures open interest rose by 16.81% as the market closed at 5368.40 levels. Put-call ratios increased from 1.19 to 1.27 indicating a rise in long positions. Implied volatility of at-the-money options decreased from 16% to 15.5%. Several stocks saw increases in open interest including JISLJALEQS (+115%), BAJAJ-AUTO (+38.85%), and NOIDATOLL (+27.01%) while others saw decreases such as APOLLOTYRE (-14.4%), DABUR (-11.69%), and CONCOR (-10%).