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

Nifty ends higher as crude eases and global cues improve

Sensex and Nifty closed higher as crude softened, global stocks firmed and the rupee stayed flat. Nifty options showed PCR at 0.91, with 23,000 call and 21,500 put walls.

Watch:19:30 ISM Services PMI NMDC: Dividend - Re 1 Per Share⚔ 22,550.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹9,484 cr vs DII +₹10,042 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹558 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 22,550

PCR 0.91 (call-writer edge), spot 22,555.75. Writers own 21,500–23,000. PCR has moved 0.75 → 0.91 since the open.

3

Forest Products leads (+6.23%), Port & Port services lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,723+0.7%
Dow51,177+0.5%
Nasdaq27,191+1.2%
FTSE 10010,499+0.4%
DAX25,257+0.1%
Nikkei69,947+2.4%
KOSPI7,004+0.5%
Hang Seng24,040+0.3%
Shanghai3,842+0.3%
Brent102.33+0.1%
WTI90.10−1.1%
Gold4,190+0.7%
USD/INR96.3−0.0%
DXY102.24+0.3%
US 10Y5.28+0.8%
Bitcoin86,121−0.5%
Ethereum2,718−0.3%

India VIX 14.78

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.75 → 0.91

call-writer edge

Max Pain

22,550

Spot

22,555.75

Put Wall

21,500

support

Call Wall

23,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
22,30022,35022,40022,45022,50022,55022,60022,65022,70022,75022,800
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 22,550

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹9,484 cr

DII CASH

+₹10,042 cr

NET

+₹558 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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19:30ISM Services PMImacro
—NMDC: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action

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