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

Nifty ends lower as expiry volatility and crude stay in play

F&O expiry kept trading volatile, while Brent and WTI eased. Gift Nifty was lower, global equities were mostly firm, and India market tone stayed cautious.

Watch: ARIES: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share/Special Dividend - Re 1 Per Share BEML: Dividend - Rs 12.28 Per Share DECCANCE: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share⚔ 23,350.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹576 cr vs DII +₹2,797 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹2,221 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,350

PCR 0.86 (call-writer edge), spot 23,329.00. Writers own 23,300–23,400. PCR has moved 1.21 → 0.86 since the open.

3

Cycles leads (+6.10%), E-Learning lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,765+1.5%
Dow52,049+0.7%
Nasdaq27,122+2.3%
FTSE 10010,745+0.1%
DAX25,667+0.4%
Nikkei65,019+1.4%
KOSPI7,018+0.1%
Hang Seng25,088+1.4%
Shanghai3,952+1.0%
Brent98.40−1.9%
WTI90.14−2.4%
Gold4,354−0.7%
USD/INR95.6−0.2%
DXY100.41−0.0%
US 10Y4.96−0.7%
Bitcoin85,896−0.8%
Ethereum2,738−1.4%

India VIX 11.00

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.21 → 0.86

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,350

Spot

23,329.00

Put Wall

23,300

support

Call Wall

23,400

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,10023,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,50023,55023,600
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,350

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹576 cr

DII CASH

+₹2,797 cr

NET

+₹2,221 cr

domestic cushion held

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—ARIES: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share/Special Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—BEML: Dividend - Rs 12.28 Per Sharecorp action
—DECCANCE: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—HINDCOMPOS: Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action
—AHLUCONT: Dividend - Re 0.70 Per Sharecorp action
—AMBIKCO: Dividend - Rs 37 Per Sharecorp action
—GOCLCORP: Dividend - Rs 30 Per Sharecorp action
—NLCINDIA: Dividend - Re 0.25 Per Sharecorp action
—LFIC: Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action
—PARAGMILK: Dividend - Rs 1.10 Per Sharecorp action
—TERASOFT: Dividend - Rs 1.20 Per Sharecorp action
—LAMBODHARA: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action

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