Daily Brief · Midday · 12:40 IST⚡ Mixed

Nifty steadies near 23,306 as Brent and WTI slip

Gift Nifty is up +0.55%, Shanghai is up +0.91%, and US cues are weak with S&P 500 down -1.82% and Nasdaq down -2.86%. Brent is at 110.2 and WTI at 100.78, while Nifty options show PCR 1.6285 with 23,300 max pain.

Watch:20:30 ISM Manufacturing PMI TANLA: Interim Dividend - Rs 6 Per Share ROUTE: Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share⚔ 23,300.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

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Railway Wagons leads (+6.39%), Refineries & Marketing lags

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

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Options pin the tape at 23,300

PCR 1.63 (put-writer edge), spot 23,306.25. Writers own 23,300–23,500.

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SECL IPO: Coal India subsidiary files DRHP with SEBI; parent to sell 66.81 crore shares - CNBC TV18

Top-ranked story this edition · LinkedIn.

Options Board

Shift since open

PCR

1.61 → 1.63

put-writer edge

Max Pain

23,300

Spot

23,306.25

Put Wall

23,300

support

Call Wall

23,500

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 12:40 IST
23,05023,10023,15023,20023,25023,30023,35023,40023,45023,50023,550
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,300

Key Developments

Since the open
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SECL IPO: Coal India subsidiary files DRHP with SEBI; parent to sell 66.81 crore shares - CNBC TV18

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MIRAE ASSET MUTUAL FUND - Mirae Asset Nifty 100 ESG Sector Leaders ETF: ESG : Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of Mirae Asset Mutual Fund -Mirae Asset ESG Sector Leaders ETF as on October 30, 2026 is

Why it matters — ESG : Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value

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Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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20:30ISM Manufacturing PMImacro
—TANLA: Interim Dividend - Rs 6 Per Sharecorp action
—ROUTE: Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Sharecorp action
—PITTIENG: Interim Dividend - Rs 2 Per Sharecorp action
—COLPAL: Interim Dividend - Rs 24 Per Sharecorp action

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