Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST🔴 Risk-off

Nifty closes near max pain as Global cues turn mixed

Gift Nifty slipped 0.38% while Shanghai rose 1.61%; Brent held above $90 and VIX stayed at 11.39. Options data kept Nifty pinned near 24,200.

Watch: MGL: Dividend - Rs 18 Per Share SUNTV: Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share KIRLPNU: Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 2/- Per Share To Re 1/- Per Share⚔ 24,200.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash −₹2,535 cr vs DII +₹5,101 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹2,566 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,200

PCR 0.64 (call-writer edge), spot 24,154.90. PCR has moved 0.85 → 0.64 since the open.

Trading - Gas leads (+6.19%), Other Bank lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,745−0.5%

Dow53,460−0.5%

Nasdaq26,645−0.3%

FTSE 10010,730+0.1%

DAX26,263−0.3%

Nikkei67,461−2.5%

KOSPI6,870−1.5%

Hang Seng25,471+1.4%

Shanghai3,990+1.6%

Brent90.94+0.1%

WTI84.10+0.4%

Gold4,446−0.6%

USD/INR95.7+0.1%

DXY99.66+0.0%

US 10Y4.72+0.6%

Bitcoin64,322−0.3%

Ethereum1,902−0.5%

India VIX 11.39

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.85 → 0.64

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,200

Spot

24,154.90

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,90023,95024,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,400

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,150

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹2,535 cr

DII CASH

+₹5,101 cr

NET

+₹2,566 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

—MGL: Dividend - Rs 18 Per Sharecorp action

—SUNTV: Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Sharecorp action

—KIRLPNU: Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 2/- Per Share To Re 1/- Per Sharecorp action

—NGLFINE: Dividend - Rs 1.75 Per Sharecorp action

—ROUTE: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action

—ECOSMOBLTY: Dividend - Rs 2.38 Per Sharecorp action

—SEITINVIT: Distribution - Rs 3.20900 Per Unit Consist Of Rs 3.20674 Per Unit As Interest / Re 0.00226 Per Unit As Other Incomecorp action

—CITIUSINVT: Distribution - Rs 2.06 Per Unit Consists Of Re 0.7126 Per Unit As Interest/ Rs 1.3458 Per Unit As Repayment Of Debt/ Re 0.0016 Per Unit As Other Incomecorp action

—STYL: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action

—SYRMA: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action

—RVNL: Dividend - Re 0.71 Per Sharecorp action

—JMA: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Share & Special Dividend Re 1 Per Sharecorp action

Educational market commentary only. Not SEBI-registered investment advice.