Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST🟢 Risk-on

Nifty slips as RBI meet and closing auction keep traders cautious

Nifty and Sensex ended lower as RBI policy caution and the new closing auction weighed on sentiment, while global cues stayed mixed and Gift Nifty was nearly flat.

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Why the tape looks like this

FII cash +₹922 cr vs DII +₹1,571 cr

Foreign buying met by domestic buying — net +₹2,493 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,550

PCR 1.01 (put-writer edge), spot 24,614.90. PCR has moved 1.24 → 1.01 since the open.

Film Production, Distribution & Exhibition leads (+5.00%), Shipping lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,601+1.5%

Dow53,178+1.3%

Nasdaq25,914+2.1%

FTSE 10010,896+0.4%

DAX26,161+0.6%

Nikkei63,958+0.3%

KOSPI6,359+1.6%

Hang Seng25,853−0.6%

Shanghai3,822−0.3%

Brent83.92+0.2%

WTI79.99−0.4%

Gold4,115+0.6%

USD/INR95.4+0.1%

DXY99.95+0.0%

US 10Y4.69−1.2%

Bitcoin63,695+0.4%

Ethereum1,866+0.4%

India VIX 12.19

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.24 → 1.01

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,550

Spot

24,614.90

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

24,35024,40024,45024,50024,55024,60024,65024,70024,75024,80024,850

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,600

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

+₹922 cr

DII CASH

+₹1,571 cr

NET

+₹2,493 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

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