Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST🔴 Risk-off

Nifty ends weak as banks and crude oil drag sentiment

Sensex and Nifty slipped at the close, while Gift Nifty stayed near 24,651.5. Brent eased to $81.88, but the market still finished soft after banking pressure.

Watch:18:00 Average Hourly Earnings m/m18:00 Non-Farm Employment Change18:00 Unemployment Rate⚔ 24,600.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash −₹18 cr vs DII +₹4,014 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹3,996 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,600

PCR 0.73 (call-writer edge), spot 24,570.65. PCR has moved 0.90 → 0.73 since the open.

Restaurants leads (+6.58%), Packaged Foods lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,710−0.2%

Dow53,885−0.9%

Nasdaq26,348−0.1%

FTSE 10010,946+0.7%

DAX26,367+0.9%

Nikkei65,607−0.1%

KOSPI6,259−0.6%

Hang Seng25,668+0.5%

Shanghai3,940+1.6%

Brent81.88−0.7%

WTI76.83−0.6%

Gold4,384+2.0%

USD/INR95.2+0.1%

DXY99.92−0.0%

US 10Y4.67+1.1%

Bitcoin64,982+1.1%

Ethereum1,915+0.7%

India VIX 12.16

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.90 → 0.73

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,600

Spot

24,570.65

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

24,30024,35024,40024,45024,50024,55024,60024,65024,70024,75024,800

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,550

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹18 cr

DII CASH

+₹4,014 cr

NET

+₹3,996 cr

domestic cushion held

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