Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST⚡ Mixed

Brent up 1.31% and Gift Nifty points to a weak open

Gift Nifty is at 24,757.50 versus Nifty spot at 24,636. Brent is at $83.57, US 10Y is at 4.67, and VIX is 12.16.

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

1

Gift Nifty at 24,757.50 (+0.34%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.18%, Nikkei −0.98% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,600

PCR 0.92 (call-writer edge), spot 24,636.00.

3

Brent $83.57 (+1.31%) · USD/INR 95.12

Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,710−0.2%
Dow53,885−0.9%
Nasdaq26,348−0.1%
FTSE 10010,868−0.2%
DAX26,140+0.1%
Nikkei65,039−1.0%
KOSPI6,233−1.0%
Hang Seng25,474−0.2%
Shanghai3,915+0.4%
Brent83.57+1.3%
WTI78.17+1.1%
Gold4,310+0.3%
USD/INR95.10.0%
DXY99.96+0.0%
US 10Y4.67+1.1%
Bitcoin64,397+0.2%
Ethereum1,903+0.0%

India VIX 12.16

Options Board

2026-08-11 expiry

PCR

0.92

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,600

Spot

24,636.00

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,40024,45024,50024,55024,60024,65024,70024,75024,80024,85024,900
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,650

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