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Gift Nifty points to a green start as oil stays elevated

Gift Nifty is lower, but the broader setup stays mixed with Shanghai, Brent and WTI softer, DXY down, and US 10Y at 5.24 ahead of the open.

Watch: OLAELEC: Rights 2:25 @ Premium Rs 17/-⚔ 22,400.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

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Gift Nifty at 22,393.50 (−0.81%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed −0.06%, Nikkei −2.52% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

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Options pin the tape at 22,400

PCR 0.60 (call-writer edge), spot 22,363.35. Writers own 22,000–22,600.

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Brent $105.50 (−1.08%) · USD/INR 95.76

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,807−0.1%
Dow51,851+0.4%
Nasdaq27,246−0.4%
FTSE 10010,656+1.0%
DAX25,278+0.8%
Nikkei67,292−2.5%
KOSPI5,965−6.6%
Hang Seng24,003−1.1%
Shanghai3,753−1.2%
Brent105.50−1.1%
WTI92.60−1.2%
Gold4,197+0.2%
USD/INR95.80.0%
DXY102.42−0.2%
US 10Y5.24−0.1%
Bitcoin82,722+1.2%
Ethereum2,480+1.5%

India VIX 15.25

Options Board

2026-10-13 expiry

PCR

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

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Overnight & pre-open
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Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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