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

Gift Nifty points to a flat-to-positive open; Brent and WTI ease

Rupee is steady at 95.37, while US equities rallied overnight and oil prices fell, keeping the open supported but not runaway.

Watch: All Time Plastics Limited Amanta Healthcare Limited Aptech Limited⚔ 24,500.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,587.00 (−0.01%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed +1.79%, Nikkei +2.98% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,500

PCR 0.82 (call-writer edge), spot 24,614.90.

3

Brent $78.28 (−1.36%) · USD/INR 95.37

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,737+1.8%
Dow54,086+1.7%
Nasdaq26,585+2.6%
FTSE 10010,879+0.2%
DAX26,202+0.8%
Nikkei65,861+3.0%
KOSPI6,592+3.7%
Hang Seng25,898+0.2%
Shanghai3,853+0.8%
Brent78.28−1.4%
WTI74.32−1.9%
Gold4,178+0.6%
USD/INR95.40.0%
DXY99.81−0.0%
US 10Y4.63−1.3%
Bitcoin64,380+0.5%
Ethereum1,874+0.3%

India VIX 12.19

Options Board

2026-08-11 expiry

PCR

0.82

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,500

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

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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—All Time Plastics Limitedearnings
—Amanta Healthcare Limitedearnings
—Aptech Limitedearnings
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Educational market commentary only. Not SEBI-registered investment advice.