Gap-down start likely as Gift Nifty slips 115 pts
Brent is above $95.99, WTI is at $88.23, and Gift Nifty is below 24,000 ahead of the open.
Why the tape looks like this
Gift Nifty at 23,994.50 (−0.47%) — soft open signalled
S&P closed −0.14%, Nikkei +0.47% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.
Options pin the tape at 24,100
PCR 0.74 (call-writer edge), spot 23,996.25.
Brent $95.99 (+2.04%) · USD/INR 96.55
Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.
Global Cues
Overnight contextIndia VIX 13.29
Options Board
2026-07-28 expiryPCR
0.74
call-writer edge
Max Pain
24,100
Spot
23,996.25
Open interest by strike
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