Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 05:05 pm IST⚡ Mixed

Nifty closes marginally higher as crude stays firm

Sensex and Nifty edged up in a thin session, while Brent at 84.52 and WTI at 79.14 kept sentiment cautious.

FII cash +₹480 cr vs DII +₹236 cr

Foreign buying met by domestic buying — net +₹716 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,600.00

PCR 0.85 (call-writer edge), spot 24,583.80. PCR has moved 0.74 → 0.85 since the open.

Pharmacy Retail leads (+5.17%), Breweries & Distilleries lags

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

Watch: Abans Financial Services Limited Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited Asian Hotels (North) Limited⚔ 24,600.00 = max-pain pivot

Today's Story

How the session unfolded

Nifty and Sensex finished marginally higher, but rising crude and a weaker Gift Nifty kept the tone cautious into the close.

Global Cues

Overnight context

Equities · US & Europe

S&P 5007,757.64+0.62%

Dow54,036.93+0.28%

Nasdaq26,690.62+1.30%

FTSE 10010,866.45−0.32%

DAX26,400.29+0.31%

Equities · Asia

Nikkei66,970.22+2.08%

KOSPI6,299.66+0.65%

Hang Seng25,937.49+1.05%

Shanghai3,966.59+0.67%

Commodities · FX · Rates

Brent84.52+1.16%

WTI79.14+1.23%

Gold4,392.50−0.16%

USD/INR95.29+0.10%

DXY99.72+0.19%

US 10Y4.66−0.21%

Bitcoin65,044.36+0.30%

Ethereum1,918.75+0.51%

India VIX 12.25

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.74 → 0.85

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,600.00

Spot

24,583.80

Open interest by strike

as of 03:44 pm

24,350.0024,400.0024,450.0024,500.0024,550.0024,600.0024,650.0024,700.0024,750.0024,800.0024,850.00

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,600.00

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

+₹480 cr

DII CASH

+₹236 cr

NET

+₹716 cr

domestic cushion held

Radar

Completed + new setups

No published setups for this edition.

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