Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 05:05 pm IST🔴 Risk-off

Nifty ends below 24,250 as banks drag and crude stays firm

Indian equities closed lower as financial stocks weaked sentiment, while Brent held near 88 and Gift Nifty pointed to a softer start.

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FII cash −₹376 cr vs DII +₹1,018 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹641 cr on the session.

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Options pin the tape at 24,200.00

PCR 1.36 (put-writer edge), spot 24,238.50. PCR has moved 1.41 → 1.36 since the open.

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Trading - Metals leads (+6.17%), Healthcare Service Provider lags

14 of 14 sector groups are positive — breadth backs the move.

Watch: Action Construction Equipment Limited Adroit Infotech Limited Authum Investment & Infrastructure Limited24,200.00 = max-pain pivot

Today's Story

How the session unfolded

Nifty finished below 24,250 as banking weakness and firmer crude kept pressure on sentiment. Gift Nifty stayed below the spot close, while the options setup showed 24,200 as max pain and PCR at 1.3568. Global cues were mixed: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, FTSE 100, Nikkei and KOSPI were lower, while Hang Seng, Shanghai and DAX were higher. USD/INR stayed firm at 96.49 and VIX stood at 12.98.

Global Cues

Overnight context
Equities · US & Europe
SP
S&P 500GSPC
7,457.69−1.01%
DO
DowDJI
52,146.42−0.77%
NA
NasdaqIXIC
25,520.24−1.40%
FT
FTSE 100FTSE
10,564.67−0.34%
DA
DAXGDAXI
24,878.96+0.19%
Equities · Asia
NI
NikkeiN225
64,141.12−4.03%
KO
KOSPIKS11
6,516.27−4.46%
HA
Hang SengHSI
25,143.05+2.36%
SH
Shanghai000001
3,796.28+0.85%
Commodities · FX · Rates
BR
BrentBZ
88.24+0.16%
WT
WTICL
81.58−0.24%
GO
GoldGC
4,026.00+0.18%
US
USD/INRINR
96.49+0.23%
DX
DXYDX-Y
100.79+0.02%
US
US 10YTNX
4.54−0.61%
Crypto
BI
BitcoinBTC
64,751.39+0.11%
ET
EthereumETH
1,885.81+0.78%

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.41 → 1.36

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,200.00

Spot

24,238.50

24,050.00
24,100.00
24,150.00
24,200.00
24,250.00
24,300.00
24,350.00
24,400.00
24,450.00
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportas of 03:44 pm

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹376 cr

DII CASH

+₹1,018 cr

NET

+₹641 cr

domestic cushion held

Radar

Completed + new setups

Pattern-engine data lives on the data VM — unavailable in this environment.

Headlines

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