Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST🟢 Risk-on

Gift Nifty up 0.64%; crude drops 4.01% before open

Gift Nifty points to a firm start, while Brent, WTI and DXY are softer and Shanghai, Dow, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng are higher.

Watch: Andhra Cements Limited Aastha Spintex Limited Aeroflex Industries Limited23,900.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 23,819.00 (+0.64%)firm open signalled

S&P closed +0.05%, Nikkei +0.24% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,900

PCR 0.83 (call-writer edge), spot 23,767.45.

3

Brent $92.90 (−4.01%) · USD/INR 96.55

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,412+0.0%
Dow51,947+0.5%
Nasdaq24,976−0.6%
FTSE 10010,736+0.9%
DAX25,099+1.4%
Nikkei64,764+0.2%
KOSPI6,655−0.5%
Hang Seng25,145+0.7%
Shanghai3,832+0.5%
Brent92.90−4.0%
WTI85.43−4.3%
Gold4,100+0.7%
USD/INR96.60.0%
DXY101.17−0.3%
US 10Y4.68−0.5%
Bitcoin65,152−0.3%
Ethereum1,942−0.5%

India VIX 14.03

Options Board

2026-07-28 expiry

PCR

0.83

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,900

Spot

23,767.45

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,50023,55023,60023,65023,70023,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,000
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,750

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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Andhra Cements Limitedearnings
Aastha Spintex Limitedearnings
Aeroflex Industries Limitedearnings
Antelopus Selan Energy Limitedearnings
Aurionpro Solutions Limitedearnings
Balaji Amines Limitedearnings
Bharat Electronics Limitedearnings
Bhagyanagar India Limitedearnings
Bkm Industries Limitedearnings
The Byke Hospitality Ltdearnings
Canara Bankearnings
CCL Products (India) Limitedearnings

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