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

Gift Nifty up 0.20% as Asia weakens and oil stays firm

Gift Nifty points to a firmer start, while Shanghai, Hang Seng, Nikkei and DAX are lower. Brent is at $107.75, WTI at $102.55, and US 10Y is at 4.94.

Watch:18:00 Core CPI m/m18:00 Core CPI y/y18:00 CPI m/m⚔ 23,500.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

Gift Nifty at 23,462.00 (+0.20%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.58%, Nikkei −2.76% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

Options pin the tape at 23,500

PCR 0.64 (call-writer edge), spot 23,477.80. Writers own 23,000–24,000.

Brent $107.75 (+0.11%) · USD/INR 95.43

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,592−0.6%

Dow52,064−0.6%

Nasdaq26,082−0.7%

FTSE 10010,609−1.9%

DAX25,361−2.5%

Nikkei63,469−2.8%

KOSPI6,865−2.4%

Hang Seng24,633−1.3%

Shanghai3,858−1.9%

Brent107.75+0.1%

WTI102.55+0.1%

Gold4,363−1.0%

USD/INR95.4−0.0%

DXY99.12+0.1%

US 10Y4.94+2.2%

Bitcoin76,898+0.5%

Ethereum2,450+0.5%

India VIX 11.80

Options Board

2026-09-15 expiry

PCR

0.64

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,500

Spot

23,477.80

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,50023,55023,60023,65023,70023,750

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,500

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

18:00Core CPI m/mmacro

18:00Core CPI y/ymacro

18:00CPI m/mmacro

18:00CPI y/ymacro

19:30Prelim UoM Inflation Expectationsmacro

19:30Prelim UoM Consumer Sentimentmacro

—ASTRAMICRO: Dividend - Rs 2.40 Per Sharecorp action

—NFL: Dividend - Rs 1.04 Per Sharecorp action

—NCLIND: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action

—EDELWEISS: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action

—SKMEGGPROD: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Sharecorp action

—NITINSPIN: Dividend - Rs 3 Per Sharecorp action

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