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

Gift Nifty flat; China, oil and crypto soften before trade

Gift Nifty is at 22,736.50, Nifty options PCR is 1.05, and max pain is 22,700. Global cues are mixed, with Shanghai, Brent and Bitcoin lower while US indices closed higher.

Watch:00:00 FOMC Press Conference18:00 Advance GDP q/q18:00 Core PCE Price Index m/m⚔ 22,700.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

Gift Nifty at 22,736.50 (−0.06%) — soft open signalled

S&P closed +0.28%, Nikkei +0.28% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

Options pin the tape at 22,700

PCR 1.05 (put-writer edge), spot 22,698.85. Writers own 20,050–24,000.

Brent $110.62 (−0.91%) · USD/INR 95.21

Softer crude eases the import bill and OMC marketing margins.

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,744+0.3%

Dow52,475+0.2%

Nasdaq26,550+0.3%

FTSE 10010,695+0.1%

DAX25,704+0.4%

Nikkei64,131+0.3%

KOSPI5,843−2.8%

Hang Seng23,072−0.1%

Shanghai3,654−0.8%

Brent110.62−0.9%

WTI101.80−1.0%

Gold4,055+0.1%

USD/INR95.20.0%

DXY102.12−0.1%

US 10Y5.05+1.0%

Bitcoin79,753−1.9%

Ethereum2,302−2.4%

India VIX 16.25

Options Board

2026-11-03 expiry

PCR

1.05

put-writer edge

Max Pain

22,700

Spot

22,698.85

Put Wall

20,050

support

Call Wall

24,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

22,45022,50022,55022,60022,65022,70022,75022,80022,85022,90022,950

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 22,700

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