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Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST⚡ Mixed

Nifty closes below 24,400 as oil and global cues stay mixed

Nifty ended below 24,400, with Brent firmer, Hang Seng lower, and Gift Nifty at 24,405.5. The options setup points to 24,400 as the key level.

Watch:18:00 Core Retail Sales m/m18:00 Retail Sales m/m19:30 Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment⚔ 24,400.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹511 cr vs DII +₹4,353 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹3,842 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,400

PCR 0.88 (call-writer edge), spot 24,366.00. PCR has moved 0.72 → 0.88 since the open.

3

Dyes And Pigments leads (+5.88%), Biotechnology lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,799+0.7%
Dow53,840+0.1%
Nasdaq26,803+0.8%
FTSE 10010,765−0.1%
DAX26,493+0.7%
Nikkei68,714+0.6%
KOSPI6,978+2.4%
Hang Seng25,117−1.3%
Shanghai3,927−0.5%
Brent87.21+0.2%
WTI81.71+0.6%
Gold4,410−0.2%
USD/INR95.4−0.0%
DXY99.65−0.3%
US 10Y4.64−0.9%
Bitcoin62,830−0.9%
Ethereum1,876−0.4%

India VIX 11.31

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.72 → 0.88

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,400

Spot

24,366.00

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,40024,45024,50024,55024,600
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,350

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹511 cr

DII CASH

+₹4,353 cr

NET

+₹3,842 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

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Macro & corporate actions

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18:00Retail Sales m/mmacro
19:30Prelim UoM Consumer Sentimentmacro
19:30Prelim UoM Inflation Expectationsmacro
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