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

Gap-up start signalled as Asia firms and oil eases

Gift Nifty points to a positive open, with Asian shares higher, crude softer, and RBI rate-hike chatter staying in play.

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

Why the tape looks like this

Gift Nifty at 22,655.50 (+0.14%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed +0.73%, Nikkei +2.53% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

Options pin the tape at 22,550

PCR 0.69 (call-writer edge), spot 22,421.95. Writers own 22,000–23,000.

Brent $101.63 (−0.61%) · USD/INR 96.30

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,723+0.7%

Dow51,177+0.5%

Nasdaq27,191+1.2%

FTSE 10010,462+0.3%

DAX25,231+1.2%

Nikkei70,038+2.5%

KOSPI7,004+0.5%

Hang Seng23,936−0.2%

Shanghai3,842+0.3%

Brent101.63−0.6%

WTI90.16−1.0%

Gold4,182+0.5%

USD/INR96.30.0%

DXY102.21+0.3%

US 10Y5.28+0.8%

Bitcoin86,556+0.0%

Ethereum2,731+0.2%

India VIX 14.46

Options Board

2026-10-06 expiry

PCR

0.69

call-writer edge

Max Pain

22,550

Spot

22,421.95

Put Wall

22,000

support

Call Wall

23,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

22,15022,20022,25022,30022,35022,40022,45022,50022,55022,60022,650

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 22,400

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

19:30ISM Services PMImacro

—NMDC: Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action

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