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

Nifty ends below 24,000; crude, global cues stay weak

Nifty closed at 23,985.35, while Gift Nifty slipped to 23,988.5. Brent fell 1.94% and WTI 1.67%; VIX was 12.56.

Watch: Almondz Global Securities Limited Ambuja Cements Limited BIRLASOFT LIMITED24,000.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹1,688 cr vs DII +₹2,329 cr

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

2

Options pin the tape at 24,000

PCR 0.92 (call-writer edge), spot 23,985.35. PCR has moved 1.10 → 0.92 since the open.

3

Financial Products Distributor leads (+3.80%), Airline lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,413+0.0%
Dow52,210+0.5%
Nasdaq24,932−0.2%
FTSE 10010,849+0.6%
DAX25,431+0.3%
Nikkei62,365−4.0%
KOSPI6,024−10.8%
Hang Seng25,311+0.4%
Shanghai3,813−0.0%
Brent86.65−1.9%
WTI81.23−1.7%
Gold4,027−1.2%
USD/INR95.8−0.1%
DXY101.57+0.0%
US 10Y4.64−0.8%
Bitcoin63,435−0.4%
Ethereum1,874−0.9%

India VIX 12.56

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.10 → 0.92

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,000

Spot

23,985.35

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,250
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,000

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹1,688 cr

DII CASH

+₹2,329 cr

NET

+₹641 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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