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

Nifty slips as crude jumps and rupee ends stronger

Nifty closed at 22,363 as crude moved higher and the rupee recovered to 95.75 against the dollar.

Watch:⚔ 22,400.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

FII cash −₹3,569 cr vs DII +₹4,743 cr

Foreign selling met by domestic buying — net +₹1,174 cr on the session.

2

Options pin the tape at 22,400

PCR 0.60 (call-writer edge), spot 22,363.35. Writers own 22,000–22,600. PCR has moved 1.14 → 0.60 since the open.

3

Sugar leads (+4.59%), Tea & Coffee lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,812+0.6%
Dow51,655+0.8%
Nasdaq27,366+0.6%
FTSE 10010,635+0.8%
DAX25,267+0.7%
Nikkei69,031−0.0%
KOSPI6,384−3.6%
Hang Seng24,271+0.2%
Shanghai3,797−0.4%
Brent105.97+1.2%
WTI92.97+1.2%
Gold4,195−0.5%
USD/INR95.8−1.1%
DXY102.44+0.2%
US 10Y5.24+0.2%
Bitcoin83,327−0.4%
Ethereum2,546+0.4%

India VIX 15.25

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.14 → 0.60

call-writer edge

Max Pain

22,400

Spot

22,363.35

Put Wall

22,000

support

Call Wall

22,600

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
22,10022,15022,20022,25022,30022,35022,40022,45022,50022,55022,600
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 22,350

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

−₹3,569 cr

DII CASH

+₹4,743 cr

NET

+₹1,174 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

Tomorrow

Results · macro · corporate actions

Reporting tomorrow

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