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Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST🟢 Risk-on

Gift Nifty +0.32% as Brent, WTI rise and Asia stays mixed

Gift Nifty points to a firm start. Brent is at 98.55, WTI at 93.43, while Shanghai is -1.72% and VIX is 12.16.

Watch: AASTHA: Bonus 1:1⚔ 23,250.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

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Gift Nifty at 23,174.00 (+0.32%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed +0.51%, Nikkei −0.05% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

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Options pin the tape at 23,250

PCR 0.92 (call-writer edge), spot 23,140.50. Writers own 23,000–24,000.

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Brent $98.55 (+1.14%) · USD/INR 95.80

Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,743+0.5%
Dow51,829+0.9%
Nasdaq27,069+0.5%
FTSE 10010,695+0.1%
DAX25,409+0.6%
Nikkei66,334−0.0%
KOSPI6,912−2.4%
Hang Seng24,638+0.5%
Shanghai3,821−1.7%
Brent98.55+1.1%
WTI93.43+1.1%
Gold4,240−1.9%
USD/INR95.80.0%
DXY101.09+0.1%
US 10Y5.18+0.4%
Bitcoin83,455−1.2%
Ethereum2,653−1.3%

India VIX 12.16

Options Board

2026-09-29 expiry

PCR

0.92

call-writer edge

Max Pain

23,250

Spot

23,140.50

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
22,90022,95023,00023,05023,10023,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,400
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,150

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