Daily Brief — Midday (2026-09-17)
Session snapshot from live market data.
Why the tape looks like this
Oil Storage & Transportation leads (+4.65%), Electrodes & Refractories lags
14 of 14 sector groups are positive — breadth backs the move.
Options pin the tape at 23,350
PCR 1.22 (put-writer edge), spot 23,358.25. Writers own 23,200–24,000. PCR has moved 0.96 → 1.22 since the open.
Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty hold firm; IT stocks under pressure, NSE IPO in focus
Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Around 12 noon, Sensex was up 164.69 pts or 0.22%, trading at 74,501.14. Nifty 50 rose
Options Board
Shift since openPCR
0.96 → 1.22
put-writer edge
Max Pain
23,350
Spot
23,358.25
Put Wall
23,200
support
Call Wall
24,000
resistance
Open interest by strike
as of 12:40 ISTKey Developments
Since the openSensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty hold firm; IT stocks under pressure, NSE IPO in focus
Why it matters — Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Around 12 noon, Sensex was up 164.69 pts or 0.22%, trading at 74,501.14. Nifty 50 rose
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