Daily Brief · Pre-Market · 08:20 IST⚡ Mixed

Gift Nifty points to a softer start; Asia and oil stay firmer

Gift Nifty is lower, while Shanghai and Hang Seng are up; Brent is above $100 and WTI is near $90, keeping the opening tone mixed.

Watch: VERANDA: Demerger BLSE: Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 5/- Per Share⚔ 22,550.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

Gift Nifty at 22,601.50 (−0.24%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed +0.66%, Nikkei +0.19% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

Options pin the tape at 22,550

PCR 0.91 (call-writer edge), spot 22,555.75. Writers own 21,500–23,000.

Brent $100.79 (+0.47%) · USD/INR 96.30

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,774+0.7%

Dow51,268+0.2%

Nasdaq27,477+1.1%

FTSE 10010,498+0.3%

DAX25,254+0.1%

Nikkei70,082+0.2%

KOSPI6,962−0.6%

Hang Seng24,228+0.8%

Shanghai3,842+0.3%

Brent100.79+0.5%

WTI89.74+0.3%

Gold4,149−0.2%

USD/INR96.30.0%

DXY102.18+0.0%

US 10Y5.31+0.6%

Bitcoin85,537−0.2%

Ethereum2,702−0.3%

India VIX 14.78

Options Board

2026-10-06 expiry

PCR

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

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

—VERANDA: Demergercorp action

—BLSE: Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 5/- Per Sharecorp action

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