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

Nifty slips as oil rises, Gift Nifty points lower

Nifty ended weaker with crude oil higher and Gift Nifty lower. Shanghai fell, while S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq finished higher. VIX was 11.34.

Watch:18:00 Unemployment Claims19:30 ISM Services PMI BIRLAPREC: Dividend - Re 0.05 Per Share⚔ 23,950.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash +₹6,688 cr vs DII +₹2,813 cr

Foreign buying met by domestic buying — net +₹9,501 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 23,950

PCR 0.65 (call-writer edge), spot 23,873.45. Writers own 23,000–24,000. PCR has moved 0.78 → 0.65 since the open.

Dredging leads (+6.74%), Explosives lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,667+0.5%

Dow53,062+0.6%

Nasdaq26,218+0.5%

FTSE 10010,792+0.3%

DAX25,849+0.0%

Nikkei64,214−0.2%

KOSPI6,579+0.3%

Hang Seng25,213−0.5%

Shanghai3,942−0.9%

Brent96.59+1.0%

WTI92.39+1.5%

Gold4,477+1.4%

USD/INR94.5−0.5%

DXY99.14−0.5%

US 10Y4.800.0%

Bitcoin77,891+0.8%

Ethereum2,405+0.6%

India VIX 11.34

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.78 → 0.65

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,950

Spot

23,873.45

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,60023,65023,70023,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,100

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,850

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

+₹6,688 cr

DII CASH

+₹2,813 cr

NET

+₹9,501 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

Sensex, Nifty Fall 4th Day: Crude Oil, IT Sell-off Weigh

Rediff MoneyWiz16:37 ISTcommodities

Sensex drops 417 points amid oil concerns; rupee rebounds

Investment Guru India16:48 ISTcommodities

Sensex Today Ends 417 Points Lower | Nifty Below 23,900 | ITC & Trent Losers

Equitymaster16:38 ISTmarkets

Sensex slumps over 400 points in final five minutes on F&O expiry day; CAS in focus

Business Today16:34 ISTmarkets

Nifty September futures trade at a premium

Why it matters — HDFC Bank, BSE and Swiggy were top traded contracts.

Business Standard16:31 ISTmarkets

Sweden central bank sees unclear inflation risks amid growth

investing_in17:05 ISTmarkets

Quote of the day by Bill Miller: "Markets are all about expectations, and the critical question for investors is always, what is discounted? Are the expectations reflected in market prices too high, or too low?"

Why it matters — Bill Miller’s investing philosophy highlights how stock prices reflect future expectations, not just current performance

ET Markets16:36 ISTmarkets

Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

18:00Unemployment Claimsmacro

19:30ISM Services PMImacro

—BIRLAPREC: Dividend - Re 0.05 Per Sharecorp action

—INTERARCH: Dividend - Rs 12.50 Per Sharecorp action

—NIRLON: Dividend - Rs 15 Per Sharecorp action

—VADILALIND: Dividend - Rs 43 Per Sharecorp action

—ACE: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action

—CARRARO: Dividend - Rs 6.75 Per Sharecorp action

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