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

Nifty closes under 24,100 as metals and cement weigh

Sensex falls 539 points, while Gift Nifty stays lower, Brent rises to $87.34, and VIX sits at 11.07.

Watch:18:00 Unemployment Claims PFC: Interim Dividend - Rs 3.90 Per Share MANAKCOAT: Dividend - Re 0.05 Per Share⚔ 24,200.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash +₹503 cr vs DII +₹6,425 cr

Foreign buying met by domestic buying — net +₹6,928 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,200

PCR 0.59 (call-writer edge), spot 24,090.85. Writers own 24,000–24,300. PCR has moved 0.73 → 0.59 since the open.

Zinc leads (+5.72%), Education lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,676−0.0%

Dow53,464−0.2%

Nasdaq26,130−0.1%

FTSE 10010,826−0.5%

DAX26,362+0.3%

Nikkei66,132−0.2%

KOSPI6,912+1.5%

Hang Seng25,566+0.2%

Shanghai3,957+1.7%

Brent87.34+0.5%

WTI82.38+0.2%

Gold4,650−0.1%

USD/INR95.5+0.1%

DXY99.23+0.1%

US 10Y4.66+0.5%

Bitcoin79,521+0.6%

Ethereum2,505−0.1%

India VIX 11.07

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.73 → 0.59

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,200

Spot

24,090.85

Put Wall

24,000

support

Call Wall

24,300

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,10024,15024,20024,25024,30024,350

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,100

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

+₹503 cr

DII CASH

+₹6,425 cr

NET

+₹6,928 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

18:00Unemployment Claimsmacro

—PFC: Interim Dividend - Rs 3.90 Per Sharecorp action

—MANAKCOAT: Dividend - Re 0.05 Per Sharecorp action

—DOMS: Dividend - Rs 3.65 Per Sharecorp action

—PGHL: Dividend - Rs 45 Per Sharecorp action

—THOMASCOOK: Dividend - Rs 0.50 Per Sharecorp action

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