Avsar.
Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 21:10 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.

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

Why the tape looks like this

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

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.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,569−0.0%
Dow52,806+0.3%
Nasdaq26,126−0.5%
FTSE 10010,556+0.4%
DAX24,861−0.6%
Nikkei66,836−2.8%
KOSPI6,821−6.4%
Hang Seng25,009+1.3%
Shanghai3,882−2.1%
Brent84.950.0%
WTI79.62+0.0%
Gold4,014−0.9%
USD/INR96.3+0.1%
DXY100.74+0.3%
US 10Y4.58+0.7%
Bitcoin64,765+0.1%
Ethereum1,886−1.6%

India VIX 12.88

Options Board

2026-07-21 expiry

PCR

0.83

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,100

Spot

24,072.75

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,300
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,050

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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

BusinessLine17:10 ISTcommodities

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

The Hindu17:02 ISTcommodities

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 Markets17:52 ISTmarkets
I

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

India Infoline17:38 ISTcommodities
I

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

India IPO21:08 ISTmarkets
M

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

Mid-day18:18 ISTmarkets
N

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

News On AIR18:07 ISTmarkets

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

12
—WEIZMANIND: Dividend - Rs 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—COROMANDEL: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action
—ADOR: Dividend - Rs 23 Per Sharecorp action
—CRAMC: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action
—CRAFTSMAN: Dividend - Rs. 11.25 Per Sharecorp action
—WINDLAS: Dividend - Rs 6.30 Per Sharecorp action
—ASPINWALL: Dividend - Rs 6.50 Per Sharecorp action
—GRPLTD: Dividend - Rs 3.50 Per Sharecorp action
18:00Unemployment Claimsmacro
18:00Core Retail Sales m/mmacro
18:00Philly Fed Manufacturing Indexmacro
18:00Retail Sales m/mmacro

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