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HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund reduces stakes in major stocks

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

Added
1.50 crore shares

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund, the second-largest mutual fund, cut stakes in HDFC Bank, M&M, HAL, and 15 other stocks in January. The fund exited 13 stocks entirely and added seven new ones, with a significant focus on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

Key Points:

• Reduced stakes in Coal India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank

• Increased holdings in HPCL, Whirlpool, RIL

• Added 1.50 crore shares of GAIL (India)

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 17 Feb 2026, 07:07 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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The market after the news

HDFCBANK closed 0.0% on the day of the news, from ₹925.80 to ₹925.70; Nifty +0.2% over the same session; futures OI −1.5%.

Bulletin at 07:07 IST on 17 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹925.80, the last close before it, on 16 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • HDFCBANK close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
HDFCBANK closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it845.07925.801007axis spans 19%before the news · 16 Feb925.80Nifty 50HDFCBANKbulletinD0+1+3+510 Feb20 Feb4 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 5.7 LReference close ₹925.80. 16 sessions from 10 Feb to 4 Mar; the price axis spans 19 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before16 Feb₹925.80basebase
On the day17 Feb₹925.700.0%▲ +0.2%−0.2 pp difference
+1 session18 Feb₹924.70▼ −0.1%▲ +0.5%−0.7 pp difference
+3 sessions20 Feb₹911.85▼ −1.5%▼ −0.4%−1.1 pp difference
+5 sessions24 Feb₹910.50▼ −1.6%▼ −1.0%−0.7 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.3%−2.78 on 17 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
1.0%≈ 9.5 high to low
Volume on the day
0.71×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −1.5%−7,500 lots · long unwinding · price 0.0%
Futures OI open, lots
5.0 L17 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+0.60+0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.59from 0.61 the session before
Max pain
930from 930 the session before

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