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Index Activity
intraday + Gift live
Today's range
23,550–24,050
Bias
Cautious · deal-watch
Last close
23,719.30
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India Snapshot
22 May 2026 · close
Nifty 50
23,719.30
▲ +0.32% +76
Sensex
78,060
▲ +0.23% +177
Bank Nifty
53,200
▼ -0.15% -80
Gift Nifty● Live
23,790
▲ +0.30% +71
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Overnight World
d/d · pre-open
S&P 500 Fut7,491
▲ 0.0%US holiday thin · Memorial Day
Dow Futures50,662
▲ 0.0%US closed · stale tape
Nasdaq Fut29,558.75
▲ 0.0%US closed · stale tape
Brent Crude$100.21
▼ 3.2%$100 first touch · deal optimism
DXY98.97
▼ 0.3%Dollar softens · deal narrative
USD/INR95.68
▼ 0.5%Rupee firms · 3-week high
Nikkei 22564,000+
▲ 2.9%First touch 64K · Asia leads
Hang Seng22,800
▲ 0.9%Risk-on · HK follows Nikkei
KOSPI2,680
▲ 0.4%Memory chip bid holds
ASX 2008,210
▲ 0.1%Resources mixed · cautious
India VIX17.91
▲ 0.5%Elevated · intraday spike to 19
Gold$2,340
▲ 0.6%Iran deal tempers inflation fear
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Key Developments
post-close → pre-open
OIL
Brent breaks $100 on Iran deal optimism; Hormuz blockade still active
OMC relief
No text signed; supertanker transit signals de-facto easing ahead of formal deal
IRAN
Trump says deal 'largely negotiated'; Iran recounts historic battles in response
Binary risk
Public signals diverge — deal optimism is priced, not confirmed; reversal risk acute
AURO
Aurobindo Pharma Eugia unit gets FDA OAI — most severe pre-import-alert status
Pharma drag
OAI precedes warning letters; 10–25% drawdowns historical on similar Indian pharma escalations
YLDS
Strategists confirm yields stay high even after Iran war ends
Rate overhang
Structural drivers — fiscal deficits, term premium — independent of Hormuz; FII caution persists
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Levels to Watch
technical
Nifty Support
23,550
break → Break targets 23,400 — week's low demand zone
Nifty Resistance
23,800
break → Break opens 24,050 — prior week high zone
BNF Support
52,800
break → Break exposes 52,400 — 50-DMA cluster
BNF Resistance
53,500
break → Break targets 54,000 — April swing high
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Sectors
buy · sell · watch
▲ Buying
Oil & Gas
Brent $100 still supports ONGC and Oil India upstream PAT at elevated levels.
Aviation
IndiGo ATF costs ease with Brent −3.2%; first relief session in weeks.
OMCs
HPCL, BPCL import-cost compression on $100 Brent — marketing margin recovery trade.
▼ Selling
Pharma
Aurobindo OAI filing weighs on sector; regulatory overhang spreads to peers.
IT
Rupee firming at 95.68 pressures USD-revenue translation; FII dollar returns negative.
⟷ Watching
Banks
Rate-cut path structurally deferred; yield overhang limits re-rating despite DII support.
Realty
BJP Bengal capex tailwind intact but high yields cap NBFC-funded demand recovery.
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Stocks in Focus
3 today
AUROPHARMA
warn
Eugia Shameerpet unit's FDA OAI classification — most severe pre-import-alert status — creates 10–25% drawdown risk based on Indian pharma historical precedent; revenue at risk from that unit unquantified.
INDIGO
up
Brent −3.2% to $100 delivers first meaningful ATF cost relief in weeks; Q4 results due this week — management commentary on fuel-cost guidance is the session read.
ONGC
fl
Brent at $100 sustains peak upstream revenue environment; Q4 FY26 results due this week — holds exposure in both deal-confirmed and deal-stalled Hormuz scenarios.
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Today's Calendar
events · IST
09:15 ISTRBI 4-day VRR auction opens — liquidity injection signalSystem liquidity read
09:15 ISTSGB 2021-22 Series-I premature redemption settles todayGold cash settlement
All dayUS markets closed — Memorial Day; thin global liquidityLow volume · gap risk
WeekQ4 results: RVNL, IndiGo, ONGC, Suzlon, IRCTC due this weekMulti-sector event risk
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Flows & VIX
liquidity
FII · today
-₹1,847 Cr
Dollar returns in deep red<br>10% rupee slide drives FII exit.
DII · trend
+₹2,103 Cr
SIP floor ₹32K Cr/mo absorbs FII selling<br>structural support intact.
India VIX
17.91
▲ 0.5% d/d
Intraday spike to 19.03 — deal headline risk keeps options premiums elevated.
Calm <15
Mod 15–20
Elev 20–25
Fear >25