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Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 09:10 pm IST⚡ Mixed

Nifty cues soft as Gift Nifty slips, crude and dollar firm

Gift Nifty is lower, Shanghai is down -2.14%, Brent is at 84.95, and USD/INR is at 96.335. Nifty options show 0.828 PCR and 24,100 max pain.

1

Gift Nifty at 24,096.50 (−0.04%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed −0.04%, Nikkei −2.79% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,100.00

PCR 0.83 (call-writer edge), spot 24,072.75.

3

Brent $84.95 (0.00%) · USD/INR 96.34

Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.

Watch:18:00 Unemployment Claims18:00 Core Retail Sales m/m18:00 Philly Fed Manufacturing Index⚔ 24,100.00 = max-pain pivot

Global Cues

Overnight context
Equities · US & Europe
SP
S&P 500GSPC
7,569.27−0.04%
DO
DowDJI
52,805.68+0.28%
NA
NasdaqIXIC
26,126.20−0.54%
FT
FTSE 100FTSE
10,555.76+0.38%
DA
DAXGDAXI
24,861.45−0.55%
Equities · Asia
NI
NikkeiN225
66,835.54−2.79%
KO
KOSPIKS11
6,820.60−6.37%
HA
Hang SengHSI
25,008.60+1.33%
SH
Shanghai000001
3,882.41−2.14%
Commodities · FX · Rates
BR
BrentBZ
84.950.00%
WT
WTICL
79.62+0.03%
GO
GoldGC
4,013.50−0.95%
US
USD/INRINR
96.34+0.09%
DX
DXYDX-Y
100.74+0.25%
US
US 10YTNX
4.58+0.66%
Crypto
BI
BitcoinBTC
64,765.41+0.07%
ET
EthereumETH
1,886.09−1.62%

Options Board

2026-07-21 expiry

PCR

0.83

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,100.00

Spot

24,072.75

23,850.00
23,900.00
23,950.00
24,000.00
24,050.00
24,100.00
24,150.00
24,200.00
24,250.00
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportas of 03:44 pm

Radar

Pattern-engine setups

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Headlines

Overnight & pre-open

Flat finish masks turmoil; Nifty holds ground as crude, rupee weigh

BusinessLine·05:10 pmcommodities

Sensex and Nifty close flat amid geopolitical uncertainties, fluctuating oil prices

The Hindu·05:02 pmcommodities

Market wrap: ICICI Lombard, IndiGo among top gainers & losers on Nifty and Sensex today

Why it matters — Indian equities ended subdued on weekly expiry as investors weighed Iran-US tensions, firm crude prices and rupee weakne

ET Markets·05:52 pmmarkets
I

Closing Bell: Nifty Ends Flat at 24,072 as IT Rebound Offsets Geopolitical Jitters and Rising Crude Prices

India Infoline·05:38 pmcommodities
I

Markets in red: Sensex falls 400 pts from day's high, Nifty near 24,050; key reasons behind sharp reversal

India IPO·09:08 pmmarkets
M

Stock market: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid global uncertainty; IT stocks gain

Mid-day·06:18 pmmarkets
N

Share Market: Sensex Gains 609 Points, Nifty Rises 182 Points to Close Higher

News On AIR·06:07 pmmarkets

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions
all day
WEIZMANIND: Dividend - Rs 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
low
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COROMANDEL: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
ADOR: Dividend - Rs 23 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
CRAMC: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
CRAFTSMAN: Dividend - Rs. 11.25 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
WINDLAS: Dividend - Rs 6.30 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
ASPINWALL: Dividend - Rs 6.50 Per Sharecorp action
low
all day
GRPLTD: Dividend - Rs 3.50 Per Sharecorp action
low
18:00
Unemployment Claimsmacro
med
18:00
Core Retail Sales m/mmacro
med
18:00
Philly Fed Manufacturing Indexmacro
med
18:00
Retail Sales m/mmacro
med

Educational market commentary only. Not SEBI-registered investment advice.