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

Nifty ends flat as Realty, Pharma, Healthcare and Media shine

Gift Nifty at 23,325.5 points to a steady open bias, while Brent at $99.15 and WTI at $100.59 cooled; India VIX stayed at 12.29 and Nifty options sat near 23,300 max pain.

Watch:00:00 FOMC Press Conference18:00 Philly Fed Manufacturing Index18:00 Unemployment Claims⚔ 23,300.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹2,033 cr vs DII +₹3,908 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹1,876 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,300

PCR 1.00 (call-writer edge), spot 23,270.60. Writers own 22,000–24,500. PCR has moved 0.96 → 1.00 since the open.

3

Oil Storage & Transportation leads (+5.00%), Power Trading lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,552−0.4%
Dow51,462−1.2%
Nasdaq25,978−0.0%
FTSE 10010,751+0.9%
DAX25,684+1.1%
Nikkei64,136+0.3%
KOSPI6,715−0.0%
Hang Seng24,604−0.3%
Shanghai3,876+0.3%
Brent99.15−1.6%
WTI100.59−1.8%
Gold4,369−0.4%
USD/INR95.9−0.0%
DXY100.25+0.0%
US 10Y5.01+0.2%
Bitcoin76,233+0.1%
Ethereum2,431+0.6%

India VIX 12.29

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.96 → 1.00

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,300

Spot

23,270.60

Put Wall

22,000

support

Call Wall

24,500

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,00023,05023,10023,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,500
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,250

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹2,033 cr

DII CASH

+₹3,908 cr

NET

+₹1,876 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

23
00:00FOMC Press Conferencemacro
18:00Philly Fed Manufacturing Indexmacro
18:00Unemployment Claimsmacro
—HIMATSEIDE: Dividend - Re 0.25 Per Sharecorp action
—STARPAPER: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action
—BALPHARMA: Dividend - Rs 1.20 Per Sharecorp action
—SUNTECK: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action
—INDOAMIN: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—INTLCONV: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—WEALTH: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—IRCON: Dividend - Re 0.70 Per Sharecorp action
—HPL: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action

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