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Daily Brief · Closing Bell · 17:05 IST🟢 Risk-on

Nifty ends higher; Brent up, rupee weaker, VIX at 10.35

Indian equities closed higher with Nifty above 23,400. Brent rose, the rupee slipped to 95.74, and global cues were mixed with Nasdaq up and S&P 500 flat.

Watch: GMDCLTD: Dividend - Rs 9.50 Per Share ASAHISONG: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share REMSONSIND: Dividend - Re 0.10 Per Share⚔ 23,500.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

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FII cash −₹3,810 cr vs DII +₹4,120 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹310 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 23,500

PCR 1.01 (put-writer edge), spot 23,446.80. Writers own 23,000–24,000. PCR has moved 0.92 → 1.01 since the open.

3

Cycles leads (+6.87%), Gems, Jewellery And Watches lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,765−0.0%
Dow51,864−0.4%
Nasdaq27,244+0.5%
FTSE 10010,705−0.0%
DAX25,412−0.7%
Nikkei65,019+1.4%
KOSPI7,081+0.9%
Hang Seng24,834−0.8%
Shanghai3,937−0.3%
Brent95.92+0.5%
WTI90.30−0.2%
Gold4,343−0.8%
USD/INR95.7+0.2%
DXY100.86+0.3%
US 10Y4.97+0.1%
Bitcoin85,510−0.8%
Ethereum2,721−1.2%

India VIX 10.35

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.92 → 1.01

put-writer edge

Max Pain

23,500

Spot

23,446.80

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
23,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,50023,55023,60023,65023,700
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,450

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹3,810 cr

DII CASH

+₹4,120 cr

NET

+₹310 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

Market wrap: Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, Titan Company top gainers and losers on Nifty and Sensex on Wednesday

Why it matters — Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Wednesday, with Nifty rising 0.50% and Sensex gaining 0.40% as buying emerged a

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Rupee slips as dollar gets Fed hike expectations tailwind

Why it matters — On September 23, the Indian rupee ended weaker at 95.74 against the dollar amid global financial trends. Expectations of

ET Markets16:51 ISTpolicy
H

Sensex Gains 299 Points; Nifty Ends Above 23,400

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D

Stock markets rebound amid easing crude oil prices; Sensex up 299 points

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Nifty reclaims 23,400 as easing oil prices lift sentiment

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Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—GMDCLTD: Dividend - Rs 9.50 Per Sharecorp action
—ASAHISONG: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action
—REMSONSIND: Dividend - Re 0.10 Per Sharecorp action
—THEMISMED: Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—GOODLUCK: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—SSWL: Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action
—CONFIPET: Dividend - Re 0.10 Per Sharecorp action
—HARIOMPIPE: Dividend - Re 0.75 Per Sharecorp action
—AAATECH: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—TITAGARH: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—SATIA: Dividend - Re 0.40 Per Sharecorp action
—MIDHANI: Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Sharecorp action

Reporting tomorrow

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