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

Brent jumps, Gift Nifty points to a firmer start

Gift Nifty is up 0.84% as Brent and WTI climb, while Shanghai and the US equity mood stay weak. Nifty options show 1.35 PCR, 24,350 max pain, and 25,000 CE wall.

Watch:19:00 Average Hourly Earnings m/m19:00 Non-Farm Employment Change19:00 Unemployment Rate⚔ 24,350.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,589.50 (+0.84%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −4.36%, Nikkei −5.27% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,350

PCR 1.35 (put-writer edge), spot 24,536.60. Writers own 23,000–25,000.

3

Brent $99.96 (+1.70%) · USD/INR 94.47

Crude and the rupee set the imported-inflation backdrop for rate expectations.

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,354−4.4%
Dow51,523−3.4%
Nasdaq24,315−5.5%
FTSE 10010,783−0.4%
DAX26,325−0.4%
Nikkei57,859−5.3%
KOSPI5,175−3.9%
Hang Seng24,689−0.4%
Shanghai3,657−0.9%
Brent99.96+1.7%
WTI91.68+1.3%
Gold4,078−0.9%
USD/INR94.50.0%
DXY101.66+0.1%
US 10Y4.84−1.2%
Bitcoin76,174+0.3%
Ethereum2,243+0.3%

India VIX 15.58

Options Board

2026-11-09 expiry

PCR

1.35

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,350

Spot

24,536.60

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

25,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,30024,35024,40024,45024,50024,55024,60024,65024,70024,75024,800
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 24,550

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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19:00Average Hourly Earnings m/mmacro
19:00Non-Farm Employment Changemacro
19:00Unemployment Ratemacro
20:30Prelim UoM Consumer Sentimentmacro
20:30Prelim UoM Inflation Expectationsmacro
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