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

Gift Nifty signals a higher start as oil and yields firm

Gift Nifty is up +1.96% at 24,967, while Brent is at $92.41 and US 10Y is at 4.98. Asian cues are mixed, with Shanghai lower and Japan and Korea higher.

Watch: BALRAMCHIN: Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share NRBBEARING: Interim Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Share PREMIERENE: Interim Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share⚔ 24,500.00 = max-pain pivot

Why the tape looks like this

1

Gift Nifty at 24,967.00 (+1.96%) — firm open signalled

S&P closed −0.38%, Nikkei +0.80% — that's the overnight handoff Indian futures are pricing.

2

Options pin the tape at 24,500

PCR 1.13 (put-writer edge), spot 25,030.35. Writers own 23,000–26,000.

3

Brent $92.41 (+1.01%) · USD/INR 93.92

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

Global Cues

Overnight context
S&P 5007,521−0.4%
Dow52,232−0.3%
Nasdaq25,066−0.7%
FTSE 10010,752−0.3%
DAX26,347+0.3%
Nikkei60,942+0.8%
KOSPI5,304+1.2%
Hang Seng24,399−0.6%
Shanghai3,658−0.2%
Brent92.41+1.0%
WTI86.66+0.7%
Gold4,051+0.5%
USD/INR93.90.0%
DXY102.26+0.0%
US 10Y4.98+2.4%
Bitcoin73,632−0.1%
Ethereum2,059+0.4%

India VIX 17.47

Options Board

2026-11-17 expiry

PCR

1.13

put-writer edge

Max Pain

24,500

Spot

25,030.35

Put Wall

23,000

support

Call Wall

26,000

resistance

Open interest by strike

as of 15:44 IST
24,80024,85024,90024,95025,00025,05025,10025,15025,20025,25025,300
Call OI · resistance Put OI · supportATM 25,050

Key Developments

Overnight & pre-open

Day Ahead

Results · macro · corporate actions

Macro & corporate actions

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—BALRAMCHIN: Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Sharecorp action
—NRBBEARING: Interim Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Sharecorp action
—PREMIERENE: Interim Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Sharecorp action
—EVONILE: Rights 5:12 @ Premium Rs 855/-corp action
—PDSL: Interim Dividend - Rs 2.20 Per Sharecorp action
—RITES: Interim Dividend - Rs 1.90 Per Sharecorp action
—INDIGRID: Distribution Rs 4.12 Per Unit Consists Of Interest - Rs 3.1878 Per Unit /Capital Repayment - Re 0.9322 Per Unitcorp action
—HUDCO: Interim Dividend - Rs 1.35 Per Sharecorp action
—GALAXYSURF: Interim Dividend - Rs 18 Per Sharecorp action
—LALPATHLAB: Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Sharecorp action
—GPTINFRA: Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Sharecorp action
—NAVNETEDUL: Special Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share/ Interim Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sharecorp action

Educational market commentary only. Not SEBI-registered investment advice.