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

Nifty weak as crude eases and global cues stay mixed

Gift Nifty is down -0.58% at 24,187, while Brent is at $93.19 and WTI at $85.46. VIX is 11.53, and Nifty options show 24,200 max pain with 24,300 CE and 24,000 PE walls.

Watch:23:30 Treasury Sec Bessent Speaks IGIL: Interim Dividend - Rs 2.55 Per Share SENCO: Dividend - Re 1 Per Share⚔ 24,200.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹543 cr vs DII +₹2,124 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹1,581 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,200

PCR 0.70 (call-writer edge), spot 24,219.05. Writers own 24,000–24,300. PCR has moved 1.00 → 0.70 since the open.

3

Trading - Gas leads (+6.05%), Depositories, Clearing Houses and Other Intermediaries lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,674+0.4%
Dow53,277+1.0%
Nasdaq26,180+0.4%
FTSE 10010,831+0.1%
DAX26,116−0.1%
Nikkei65,528−0.7%
KOSPI6,697−3.1%
Hang Seng25,517−1.9%
Shanghai3,882−0.6%
Brent93.19−1.3%
WTI85.46−1.8%
Gold4,699+0.4%
USD/INR95.7+0.0%
DXY98.99+0.2%
US 10Y4.74+0.9%
Bitcoin78,114+0.5%
Ethereum2,484+0.8%

India VIX 11.53

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.00 → 0.70

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,200

Spot

24,219.05

Put Wall

24,000

support

Call Wall

24,300

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,95024,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,35024,40024,450
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,200

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹543 cr

DII CASH

+₹2,124 cr

NET

+₹1,581 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

11
23:30Treasury Sec Bessent Speaksmacro
—IGIL: Interim Dividend - Rs 2.55 Per Sharecorp action
—SENCO: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—IPL: Dividend - Re 0.75 Per Sharecorp action
—NATIONALUM: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—GKENERGY: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—AMJLAND: Dividend - Re 0.20 Per Sharecorp action
—PDMJEPAPER: Dividend - Re 0.60 Per Sharecorp action
—GILLETTE: Dividend - Rs 60 Per Sharecorp action
—TDPOWERSYS: Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 2/- Per Share To Re 1/- Per Sharecorp action
—SJVN: Dividend - Re 0.35 Per Sharecorp action

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