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

Sensex, Nifty end lower as crude surge and MSCI flow bite

Sensex and Nifty closed lower as Brent and WTI jumped, while Gift Nifty stayed weak. VIX was 11.19 and Nifty options put the key support near 24,000.

Watch: MASTEK: Dividend - Rs 16 Per Share GANESHHOU: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share IONEXCHANG: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Share⚔ 24,100.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash −₹5,040 cr vs DII +₹5,184 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹144 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 24,100

PCR 0.81 (call-writer edge), spot 24,080.40. Writers own 24,000–24,500. PCR has moved 0.72 → 0.81 since the open.

Aluminium, Copper & Zinc Products leads (+10.90%), Oil Storage & Transportation lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,712−0.2%

Dow53,560−0.0%

Nasdaq26,402−0.5%

FTSE 10010,824+0.3%

DAX26,393−0.7%

Nikkei66,312−0.1%

KOSPI6,820+0.5%

Hang Seng25,567−0.1%

Shanghai3,986+0.9%

Brent88.83+3.1%

WTI86.50+3.7%

Gold4,509−0.5%

USD/INR95.2−0.2%

DXY99.51−0.2%

US 10Y4.72+1.0%

Bitcoin78,400+0.9%

Ethereum2,448+1.2%

India VIX 11.19

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.72 → 0.81

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,100

Spot

24,080.40

Put Wall

24,000

support

Call Wall

24,500

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

−₹5,040 cr

DII CASH

+₹5,184 cr

NET

+₹144 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

—MASTEK: Dividend - Rs 16 Per Sharecorp action

—GANESHHOU: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action

—IONEXCHANG: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Sharecorp action

—TOTAL: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Sharecorp action

—ORBTEXP: Interim Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action

—GLENMARK: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action

—TRIVENI: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Sharecorp action

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