Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST🔴 Risk-off

Nifty ends below 23,900 as crude surge keeps pressure on markets

Nifty closed at 23,869.60 and Sensex at 76,391.39 as Brent rose to $93.07 and WTI to $90.76. Gift Nifty was at 23,876.50, with PCR at 0.68.

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Why the tape looks like this

FII cash −₹819 cr vs DII −₹418 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic selling — net −₹1,237 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,000

PCR 0.68 (call-writer edge), spot 23,869.60. PCR has moved 0.74 → 0.68 since the open.

Precious Metals leads (+4.82%), Ship Building & Allied Services lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,499−0.1%

Dow52,219−0.0%

Nasdaq25,691−0.6%

FTSE 10010,695−0.2%

DAX24,978−0.7%

Nikkei66,423+0.5%

KOSPI7,097+4.4%

Hang Seng25,211+1.3%

Shanghai3,877+0.3%

Brent93.07+3.2%

WTI90.76+4.5%

Gold4,087−1.6%

USD/INR96.6−0.0%

DXY101.23+0.1%

US 10Y4.66+0.6%

Bitcoin65,591−0.7%

Ethereum1,926−0.4%

India VIX 13.48

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.74 → 0.68

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,000

Spot

23,869.60

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,60023,65023,70023,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,100

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,850

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹819 cr

DII CASH

−₹418 cr

NET

−₹1,237 cr

net outflow

Key Developments

Since the open

SENSEX, NIFTY50 fall for fourth straight session on surging crude as tensions in West Asia flare up

Upstox15:50 ISTcommodities

Sensex, Nifty 50 fall for 4th consecutive session; investors lose ₹3 lakh crore in a day; oil prices hit $99 per barrel

Why it matters — The Sensex dropped 364 points, or 0.47%, to end at 76,391.39, while the Nifty 50 finished at 23,869.60, down 127 points,

Mint15:31 ISTcommodities

Market wrap: Adani Enterprises, IndiGo, Bajaj Auto among top gainers and losers on Nifty and Sensex on Thu

The Economic Times16:57 ISTmarkets

Markets at Noon: Nifty and Sensex Trade in Red Amid Mixed Sectoral Performance

scanx.trade16:19 ISTmarkets

Sensex settles 366 pts lower; Nifty ends below 23,900 level; VIX jumps 1.37%

Business Standard16:04 ISTmarkets

Sensex declines 363 points to settle at 76,391, Nifty drops 126 points to 23,869

Telegraph India15:47 ISTmarkets

Sensex, Nifty fall explained: What's weighing on Indian markets? - CNBC TV18

LinkedIn15:40 ISTmarkets

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