Premier Energies, Apollo Hospitals Lead Futures Long Build-Up

Several stocks in the futures segment exhibited a notable ‘long build-up’ on Friday, August 21, 2026, signaling the establishment of fresh long positions by investors. This trend is characterized by a simultaneous increase in both futures price and open interest.

Premier Energies and Apollo Hospitals emerged as the frontrunners in this activity, demonstrating substantial gains. This indicates a strong bullish sentiment accumulating in their respective futures contracts.

Leaders in Long Build-Up

Premier Energies led the charge, with its futures price climbing and open interest surging significantly. Apollo Hospitals recorded the most substantial price appreciation among the highlighted stocks.

• Premier Energies futures price: up 1.10% to Rs 1,062.60
• Premier Energies open interest: up 331.43% to 151 contracts
• Apollo Hospitals futures price: up 12% to Rs 7,753
• Apollo Hospitals open interest: up 170.05% to 22,492 contracts

Broader Accumulation Trends

Beyond these top performers, several other companies also showed patterns consistent with increasing futures prices and open interest. This suggests a widespread establishment of new long positions across diverse sectors.

• ABB: futures price up 2.32%, open interest up 72.20% to 42,214 contracts
• Ashok Leyland: futures price up 3.27%, open interest up 55.50% to 66,812 contracts
• Kalyan Jewellers: price up 0.06%, OI up 35.89%
• Prestige Estates: price up 0.55%, OI up 33.86%
• Adani Power: price up 0.28%, OI up 22.54%
• Paytm: price up 0.80%, OI up 20.28%
• ICICI Prudential Life: price up 0.82%, OI up 19.87%
• Biocon: price up 0.47%, OI up 19.53%
• Muthoot Finance: price up 2.87%, OI up 19.40%

The data confirms a broad trend of fresh long positions taking shape across these specified stocks within the futures market, with Premier Energies and Apollo Hospitals showing the most pronounced increases in open interest.