Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST⚡ Mixed

GIFT Nifty points to a flat-to-soft open as global cues stay mixed

Shanghai, Hang Seng, KOSPI, Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up, while Brent at $95.70 and WTI at $91.25 stay firm. GIFT Nifty is at 23,981, down -0.28%, with VIX at 11.59 and USD/INR at 94.96.

Watch:18:00 Unemployment Claims19:30 ISM Services PMI INTERARCH: Dividend - Rs 12.50 Per Share⚔ 24,000.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

Gift Nifty at 23,981.00 (−0.28%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed +0.46%, Nikkei +0.20% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

Options pin the tape at 24,000

PCR 0.73 (call-writer edge), spot 23,914.45. Writers own 23,000–24,200.

Brent $95.70 (+0.07%) · USD/INR 94.96

Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,667+0.5%

Dow53,062+0.6%

Nasdaq26,218+0.5%

FTSE 10010,756−0.3%

DAX25,839−0.5%

Nikkei64,456+0.2%

KOSPI6,650+1.3%

Hang Seng25,406+0.4%

Shanghai3,960+0.5%

Brent95.70+0.1%

WTI91.25+0.3%

Gold4,462+1.1%

USD/INR95.00.0%

DXY99.44−0.2%

US 10Y4.800.0%

Bitcoin77,810+0.6%

Ethereum2,406+0.6%

India VIX 11.59

Options Board

2026-09-08 expiry

PCR

0.73

call-writer edge

Max Pain

24,000

Spot

23,914.45

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,200

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,65023,70023,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,05024,10024,150

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,900

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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

18:00Unemployment Claimsmacro

19:30ISM Services PMImacro

—INTERARCH: Dividend - Rs 12.50 Per Sharecorp action

—BIRLAPREC: Dividend - Re 0.05 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.