Nifty ends at 24,188 as crude and selling weigh on trade
Brent rose to 90.45 and WTI to 83.64, while Nifty closed at 24,187.70. Gift Nifty was at 24,155.5 and VIX stood at 12.6.
Why the tape looks like this
FII cash −₹1,121 cr vs DII +₹1,312 cr
Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹191 cr on the session.
Options pin the tape at 24,200
PCR 0.82 (call-writer edge), spot 24,187.70. PCR has moved 1.19 → 0.82 since the open.
Other Financial Services leads (+4.19%), Microfinance Institutions lags
14 of 14 sector groups are positive — breadth backs the move.
Global Cues
Overnight contextIndia VIX 12.60
Options Board
EOD wrapPCR
1.19 → 0.82
call-writer edge
Max Pain
24,200
Spot
24,187.70
Open interest by strike
as of 15:44 ISTInstitutional Flows
Provisional · cash marketFII CASH
−₹1,121 cr
DII CASH
+₹1,312 cr
NET
+₹191 cr
domestic cushion held
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