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

Gift Nifty at 23,460; crude up, Wall Street weak

Gift Nifty points to a firm start after a mixed global handover. Brent and WTI are higher, while US indices and Bitcoin are softer; Nifty options lean slightly positive.

Watch: JKIL: Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share CENTEXT: Rights 3:8 @ Premium Rs 14/- IVC: Dividend - Re 0.70 Per Share23,450.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 23,460.50 (+0.57%)firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.48%, Nikkei +0.93% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,450

PCR 1.05 (put-writer edge), spot 23,398.10. Writers own 23,300–24,000.

3

Brent $107.22 (+1.46%) · USD/INR 95.54

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,620−0.5%
Dow52,421−0.3%
Nasdaq26,186−0.6%
FTSE 10010,698+0.4%
DAX25,441−0.5%
Nikkei64,082+0.9%
KOSPI6,696+0.2%
Hang Seng24,894−0.1%
Shanghai3,891+0.1%
Brent107.22+1.5%
WTI102.97+1.6%
Gold4,357+0.1%
USD/INR95.50.0%
DXY99.62+0.2%
US 10Y4.96−0.3%
Bitcoin77,812−0.5%
Ethereum2,511−0.2%

India VIX 12.29

Options Board

2026-09-15 expiry

PCR

1.05

put-writer edge

Max Pain

23,450

Spot

23,398.10

Put Wall

23,300

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,50023,55023,60023,650
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,400

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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JKIL: Dividend - Rs 4 Per Sharecorp action
CENTEXT: Rights 3:8 @ Premium Rs 14/-corp action
IVC: Dividend - Re 0.70 Per Sharecorp action
HITECHGEAR: Dividend - Rs 4 Per Sharecorp action
AGI: Dividend - Rs 7 Per Sharecorp action
POCL: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action
ARROWGREEN: Dividend - Rs 5 Per Sharecorp action
DBL: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
AKSHARCHEM: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
MANAKALUCO: Dividend - Re 0.05 Per Sharecorp action
TPLPLASTEH: Dividend - Rs 1.30 Per Sharecorp action
ITDC: Dividend - Rs 2.95 Per Sharecorp action

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