Nifty ends below 22,800 as crude jumps and global risk sours
Nifty closed at 22,780.25, with Brent at $100.54 and WTI at $95.77 adding pressure. Gift Nifty was at 22,817.00, while VIX stood at 13.64.
Why the tape looks like this
FII cash −₹3,694 cr vs DII +₹2,838 cr
Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net −₹856 cr on the session.
Options pin the tape at 22,950
PCR 0.62 (call-writer edge), spot 22,780.25. Writers own 22,000–23,000. PCR has moved 0.80 → 0.62 since the open.
Forest Products leads (+17.03%), Trading & Distributors lags
14 of 14 sector groups are positive — breadth backs the move.
Global Cues
Overnight contextIndia VIX 13.64
Options Board
EOD wrapPCR
0.80 → 0.62
call-writer edge
Max Pain
22,950
Spot
22,780.25
Put Wall
22,000
support
Call Wall
23,000
resistance
Open interest by strike
as of 15:44 ISTInstitutional Flows
Provisional · cash marketFII CASH
−₹3,694 cr
DII CASH
+₹2,838 cr
NET
−₹856 cr
net outflow
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