Gift Nifty points to a firm open as crude slides
Gift Nifty is up +0.34% and crude is weaker, while the options setup still shows 24,350 as max pain.
Gift Nifty at 24,478.50 (+0.34%) — firm open signalled
S&P closed +0.70%, Nikkei −1.74% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.
Options pin the tape at 24,350.00
PCR 1.49 (put-writer edge), spot 24,383.60.
Brent $90.12 (0.00%) · USD/INR 95.37
Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.
Global Cues
Overnight contextEquities · US & Europe
Equities · Asia
Commodities · FX · Rates
India VIX 11.76
Options Board
2026-08-04 expiryPCR
1.49
put-writer edge
Max Pain
24,350.00
Spot
24,383.60
Open interest by strike
as of 03:44 pmRadar
Top 5 from Patterns LiveNo published setups for this edition.
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