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

Nifty nears expiry pin as crude jumps and Asia stays mixed

Gift Nifty is above 23,700, Brent and WTI are higher, DXY is firmer, and Nifty options point to 23,700 as the key expiry level.

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Why the tape looks like this

Options pin the tape at 23,700

PCR 1.92 (put-writer edge), spot 23,810.85. Writers own 23,700–23,850. PCR has moved 1.56 → 1.92 since the open.

Road Transport leads (+10.24%), Packaged Foods lags

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

Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Bank ETF: Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund - Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking ETF as on November 02, 2026 is Rs. 56.4547. |SUBJECT: D

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of Aditya Birla Sun Life

Global Cues

Overnight context

S&P 5007,541−0.5%

Dow51,984+0.4%

Nasdaq25,164−1.1%

FTSE 10010,698−0.6%

DAX25,828−0.6%

Nikkei63,082−0.3%

KOSPI5,649−3.6%

Hang Seng23,526+0.6%

Shanghai3,608−0.8%

Brent106.44+1.6%

WTI98.41+2.0%

Gold3,914−1.4%

USD/INR94.7−0.2%

DXY101.87+0.1%

US 10Y4.89−0.7%

Bitcoin77,013+0.4%

Ethereum2,264+0.6%

India VIX 15.72

Options Board

EOD wrap

PCR

1.56 → 1.92

put-writer edge

Max Pain

23,700

Spot

23,810.85

Put Wall

23,700

support

Call Wall

23,850

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST

23,55023,60023,65023,70023,75023,80023,85023,90023,95024,00024,050

Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 23,800

Institutional Flows

Provisional · cash market

Provisional flow data pending.

Key Developments

Since the open

Why it matters — Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited has informed the Exchange that the Net Asset Value (per unit) of Aditya Birla Sun Life

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Hoac Foods India Limited: Hoac Foods India Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026. |SUBJECT: Outcome of Board Meeting

Why it matters — Hoac Foods India Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026. |

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