P&L on WebNotes

Day's P&L on Holdings: how Kite calculates it

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The Day’s P&L column on the Kite Holdings tab shows the unrealised profit or loss generated by today’s price movement on each scrip you hold. It is not the all-time profit (that is Overall P&L), but specifically the profit / loss attributable to today’s tick changes.

Formula

For each holding row:

Day’s P&L = (LTP - Previous close) x Qty

Where:

LTP is the live last-traded price.
Previous close is the official close from the previous trading day’s bhav copy (adjusted for any same-day corporate action).
Qty is the total holding quantity (including T1 if applicable).

The portfolio-wide Day’s P&L is the sum across all rows.

G-Sec P&L on Console

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Zerodha Console displays G-Sec P&L with the following components:

Component	What it shows
Holdings value (current market price)	Mark-to-market clean value
Buy average	Weighted average buy price (clean)
Unrealised P&L	(Current price - Buy avg) x Quantity
Realised P&L	From sold positions in current FY
Accrued interest	Interest accrued but not yet paid
Coupon received	Interest paid out during the period

Total return computation

Total return = Realised P&L + Unrealised P&L + Coupons received + Accrued interest

What can be confusing

Buy average vs settlement debit: Buy avg is clean price; settlement debit includes accrued interest (see Dirty vs clean price ).
Unrealised P&L doesn’t include accrued interest: Coupons are tracked separately.
Tax computation: Capital gain on clean prices; coupon as interest income.

Access

Console > Portfolio > Holdings > Filter by G-Sec / Bonds tab.

How to fix the Positions tab showing profit when buy avg is greater than LTP on Kite

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A user observes a Kite Positions tab row where the “Avg” price is higher than the “LTP” but the “P&L” column shows a positive number. Intuitively, “I bought at a higher price than current, how can I be in profit?” The answer is: this is a short position, and the math works the other way.

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Intraday P&L on Kite web

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The intraday P&L total on Kite web is the sum of realised and unrealised P&L from all positions opened today, displayed at the bottom of the Positions tab (Day view). It is the figure most active intraday traders watch through the session.

What is included

Position state	Included?
Opened and closed today (realised)	Yes, realised P&L locked in
Opened today, still open (unrealised)	Yes, MTM at current LTP
Opened previously, closed today (NRML F&O carry)	Yes (closed today’s realised)
Opened previously, still open (overnight F&O)	Counted on Net view, not Day view
Holdings P&L (CNC)	No, that’s the Day’s P&L on Holdings

The intraday P&L on Day view is specifically the activity from today: opens, closes, MIS, intraday-specific F&O, and same-day BTST equity round-trips.

P&L change after 3:30 PM on Kite

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The NSE / BSE equity session closes at 15:30 IST, but the Day’s P&L column on the Kite Holdings tab (and the realised P&L on Positions ) can continue to change for several minutes after that. This is normal back-office activity, not a Kite bug.

What changes between 15:30 and end-of-day

Closing-price finalisation

NSE / BSE compute the closing price of each equity as the volume-weighted average over the last half hour (15:00 to 15:30). The official closing price for the day is published in the bhav copy, typically by 16:00-16:30 IST.

Positions P&L vs funds gains differences on Kite

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A user closes a position on the Kite Positions tab and sees a realised P&L of Rs X. Looking at the funds page , the cash balance has not increased by exactly Rs X. The difference is normal and explained by several intervening adjustments.

The two figures are not the same thing

Figure	What it shows
Positions P&L (realised)	The pre-charge gain or loss from the trade
Funds gain (cash credit)	The net amount that lands in your account after charges and settlement

A profitable trade with positive Positions P&L will produce a positive funds gain, but the absolute amounts differ.

Realised vs unrealised profit calculation on Kite

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The distinction between realised and unrealised profit is core to portfolio accounting. On Kite , realised profit is the gain or loss locked in by completed sell trades; unrealised profit is the mark-to-market value of open positions. Tax treatment, transaction reporting, and FY-end financial planning all hinge on this distinction.

Definitions

Term	Meaning
Realised profit	Gain or loss locked in by a completed sell of a previously bought position (or buy-back of a short)
Unrealised profit	Gain or loss on an open position computed at the current LTP
Mark-to-market (MTM)	The unrealised profit / loss; updated continuously during market hours

Realised becomes a tax event in the FY it occurred. Unrealised does not affect tax until the position closes.