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

GIFT Nifty points to a flat open as crude stays firm

Asian shares are higher, but Brent at $84.28 and a muted GIFT Nifty near 24,652 point to a cautious start for Nifty.

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

1

Gift Nifty at 24,651.50 (+0.04%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed +0.62%, Nikkei +2.02% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,600

PCR 0.73 (call-writer edge), spot 24,570.65.

3

Brent $84.28 (+0.87%) · USD/INR 95.20

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,758+0.6%
Dow54,037+0.3%
Nasdaq26,691+1.3%
FTSE 10010,901+0.3%
DAX26,319+0.7%
Nikkei66,931+2.0%
KOSPI6,289+0.5%
Hang Seng25,845+0.7%
Shanghai3,955+0.4%
Brent84.28+0.9%
WTI78.68+0.6%
Gold4,385−0.3%
USD/INR95.20.0%
DXY99.70+0.2%
US 10Y4.66−0.2%
Bitcoin65,066+0.3%
Ethereum1,922+0.7%

India VIX 12.16

Options Board

2026-08-11 expiry

PCR

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

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—Abans Financial Services Limitedearnings
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—Asian Hotels (North) Limitedearnings
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