Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST⚡ Mixed

Muted Nifty open after weak US cues and softer crude

Gift Nifty points to a flat start. Brent is below $90, while the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower.

Watch:00:00 FOMC Press Conference18:00 Advance GDP q/q18:00 Core PCE Price Index m/m24,200.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,320.50 (+0.08%)firm open signalled

S&P closed −1.52%, Nikkei +1.28% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,200

PCR 1.17 (put-writer edge), spot 24,250.20.

3

Brent $89.21 (−1.69%) · USD/INR 95.64

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,316−1.5%
Dow51,594−2.2%
Nasdaq24,443−1.7%
FTSE 10010,908+0.3%
DAX25,460−0.0%
Nikkei62,218+1.3%
KOSPI5,803+2.5%
Hang Seng25,815+0.0%
Shanghai3,807−0.6%
Brent89.21−1.7%
WTI83.46−1.2%
Gold4,134+0.9%
USD/INR95.60.0%
DXY100.91+0.0%
US 10Y4.62+0.4%
Bitcoin64,166+0.4%
Ethereum1,911+0.1%

India VIX 12.01

Options Board

2026-08-04 expiry

PCR

1.17

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,200

Spot

24,250.20

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,40024,45024,500
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,250

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