Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 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.

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

Why the tape looks like this

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

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.

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,758+0.6%

Dow54,037+0.3%

Nasdaq26,691+1.3%

FTSE 10010,866−0.3%

DAX26,400+0.3%

Nikkei66,970+2.1%

KOSPI6,300+0.7%

Hang Seng25,937+1.0%

Shanghai3,967+0.7%

Brent84.52+1.2%

WTI79.14+1.2%

Gold4,393−0.2%

USD/INR95.3+0.1%

DXY99.72+0.2%

US 10Y4.66−0.2%

Bitcoin65,044+0.3%

Ethereum1,919+0.5%

India VIX 12.25

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.74 → 0.85

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,600

Spot

24,583.80

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

+₹480 cr

DII CASH

+₹236 cr

NET

+₹716 cr

domestic cushion held

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