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

Gift Nifty higher; Brent, WTI and US futures point mixed

Gift Nifty points to a firmer open. Brent and WTI are softer, while DXY is higher. Nifty options show PCR at 0.9364, max pain at 23,300 and spot at 23,217.6.

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

Gift Nifty at 23,267.00 (+0.30%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.45%, Nikkei +0.07% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,300

PCR 0.94 (call-writer edge), spot 23,217.60. Writers own 23,000–24,000.

3

Brent $105.42 (−0.39%) · USD/INR 95.94

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,552−0.4%
Dow51,462−1.2%
Nasdaq25,978−0.0%
FTSE 10010,688+0.3%
DAX25,538+0.5%
Nikkei63,967+0.1%
KOSPI6,719+0.0%
Hang Seng24,470−1.0%
Shanghai3,880−0.3%
Brent105.42−0.4%
WTI102.03−0.4%
Gold4,320−1.5%
USD/INR95.90.0%
DXY100.34+0.1%
US 10Y5.01+0.2%
Bitcoin76,365+0.3%
Ethereum2,429+0.5%

India VIX 13.17

Options Board

2026-09-22 expiry

PCR

0.94

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,300

Spot

23,217.60

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
22,95023,00023,05023,10023,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,450
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,200

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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Gold slips as Fed hike, hawkish outlook strengthen dollar

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Holtec Nuclear postpones U.S. IPO, citing market conditions

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Day Ahead

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.