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

Gift Nifty points to a higher start as Wall Street and Asia rally

Gift Nifty is up +0.40% and overseas cues are firm. Brent is lower at $87.80, while Nifty options show PCR at 1.29 with max pain at 24,250.

Watch: Raymond Lifestyle Limited Aditya Birla Capital Limited 20 Microns Limited⚔ 24,250.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,385.50 (+0.40%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed +1.66%, Nikkei +4.37% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,250

PCR 1.29 (put-writer edge), spot 24,317.15.

3

Brent $87.80 (−1.38%) · USD/INR 95.67

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,438+1.7%
Dow52,208+1.2%
Nasdaq25,122+2.8%
FTSE 10010,897−0.1%
DAX25,612+0.6%
Nikkei64,572+4.4%
KOSPI6,373+13.9%
Hang Seng25,855−0.0%
Shanghai3,832+0.7%
Brent87.80−1.4%
WTI82.14−1.7%
Gold4,140−0.5%
USD/INR95.70.0%
DXY100.17+0.3%
US 10Y4.66+0.9%
Bitcoin64,247−0.7%
Ethereum1,903−0.8%

India VIX 12.16

Options Board

2026-08-04 expiry

PCR

1.29

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,250

Spot

24,317.15

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,40024,45024,50024,550
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,300

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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