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Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 12:19 IST⚡ Mixed

Gift Nifty at 24,247; Asia weak, oil firm before open

Gift Nifty is up +0.31% at 24,247.5, with Brent at $84.46 and WTI at $78.69. Shanghai is down -2.12%, while Bitcoin is lower by -1.49%.

Watch: PIL ITALICA LIFESTYLE LIMITED Vivimed Labs Limited Poonawalla Fincorp Limited⚔ 24,250.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,247.50 (+0.31%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.51%, Nikkei −4.03% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,250

PCR 1.61 (put-writer edge), spot 24,276.25.

3

Brent $84.46 (+0.27%) · USD/INR 96.37

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,534−0.5%
Dow52,553−0.2%
Nasdaq25,882−1.5%
FTSE 10010,572+0.5%
DAX24,915−0.3%
Nikkei64,141−4.0%
KOSPI6,821−6.4%
Hang Seng24,559−1.8%
Shanghai3,800−2.1%
Brent84.46+0.3%
WTI78.69+0.5%
Gold4,003+0.3%
USD/INR96.4+0.0%
DXY100.69−0.1%
US 10Y4.57+0.5%
Bitcoin62,838−1.5%
Ethereum1,831−1.7%

India VIX 13.27

Options Board

2026-07-21 expiry

PCR

1.61

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,250

Spot

24,276.25

Open interest by strike

as of 12:19 IST
24,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,40024,45024,50024,550
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,300

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Sensex jumps 800 points: Reliance, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank power Indian stock market ahead of Q1 results 2026

Why it matters — Sensex jumped over 800 points, or more than 1%, to an intraday high of 78,013, while Nifty 50 jumped over 200 points, or

Mint11:57 ISTearnings
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Sensex, Nifty rise in early trade as Tech Mahindra shares jump

Telangana Today12:12 ISTmarkets

Sensex jumps 800pts intraday, Nifty nears 24,300: What's driving the rally?

Business Standard11:52 ISTmarkets
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Stock market rally: Sensex rises over 750 points, Nifty50 crosses 24,250 - top reasons for rise

The Times of India11:38 ISTmarkets
I

Stock Market opens with a bang! Sensex soars 350+ points, Nifty races ahead

Indiablooms11:21 ISTmarkets

Nifty Near 24,300, Sensex Up Over 1%: Three Reasons Why Market Is Rising

NDTV Profit10:59 ISTmarkets
I

Stock Market Today: Sensex Rises 360 Points, Nifty Tops 24,175 as IT, Auto Stocks Lead Gains

IBTimes India10:26 ISTmarkets

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—PIL ITALICA LIFESTYLE LIMITEDearnings
—Vivimed Labs Limitedearnings
—Poonawalla Fincorp Limitedearnings
—RBL Bank Limitedearnings
—Reliance Industries Limitedearnings
—Tata Technologies Limitedearnings
—Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem Limitedearnings
—Affordable Robotic & Automation Limitedearnings
—Central Bank of Indiaearnings
—Chembond Material Technologies Limitedearnings
—The Federal Bank Limitedearnings
—Globus Spirits Limitedearnings

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