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

Nifty near 22,753; Brent, WTI fall as Gift Nifty rises 1.05%

Gift Nifty at 22,771.5 points to a firmer open. Brent fell 1.63%, WTI 2.17%, while DXY, US 10Y and USD/INR stayed higher.

Watch: TALWALKARS: Capital Reduction AIFL: Capital Reduction 750GS2056: Interest Payment⚔ 22,750.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

FII cash +₹888 cr vs DII +₹3,235 cr

Foreign buying met by domestic buying — net +₹4,123 cr on the session.

Options pin the tape at 22,750

PCR 1.13 (put-writer edge), spot 22,753.20. Writers own 22,500–23,000. PCR has moved 0.79 → 1.13 since the open.

Trading - Chemicals leads (+9.60%), Shipping lags

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

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,624−0.5%

Dow52,215−1.2%

Nasdaq25,955−0.2%

FTSE 10010,736+0.4%

DAX25,386+0.8%

Nikkei62,190−0.8%

KOSPI5,469−1.5%

Hang Seng23,212+0.5%

Shanghai3,698+0.2%

Brent109.88−1.6%

WTI101.03−2.2%

Gold4,027+0.5%

USD/INR95.2+0.3%

DXY101.88+0.1%

US 10Y4.99+0.7%

Bitcoin80,200+0.2%

Ethereum2,326−0.0%

India VIX 17.16

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

0.79 → 1.13

put-writer edge

Max Pain

22,750

Spot

22,753.20

Put Wall

22,500

support

Call Wall

23,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

22,50022,55022,60022,65022,70022,75022,80022,85022,90022,95023,000

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 22,750

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

FII CASH

+₹888 cr

DII CASH

+₹3,235 cr

NET

+₹4,123 cr

domestic cushion held

Key Developments

Since the open

LIC Mutual Fund - LIC MF Nifty Midcap 100 ETF: LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of LIC Mutual Fund - LIC MF Nifty Midcap 100 ETF as on October 23, 2026 is Rs. 56.0288. |SUBJECT: Declaration of NAV

Why it matters — LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of LIC Mutual Fu

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