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Market Commentary Overnight global action: On 24^th August 2026, US markets delivered a mixed performance with S&P 500 declining by 21.41 pts (-0.28%), Dow Jones gaining by 140.15 pts (+0.26%) and Nasdaq 100 declining by -285.68 pts (-0.98%). Gift Nifty declined by 67 pts (-0.28%), indicating for Indian markets a mild negetiv start.

Advance-Decline ratio on NSE stood at 1,428:1,352, indicating positive breadth, while BSE breadth remained negative at 2,041 advances versus 2,393 declines, reflecting mixed market participation across the two exchanges.

Index Options Data Analysis Nifty OI peaks at 24,300 Calls and 24,000 Puts. PCR stands at 0.69. Sensex OI peaks at 77,500 Calls and 75,500 Puts. PCR stands at 0.78. Bank Nifty OI peaks at 58,000 Calls and 57,000 Puts. PCR stands at 0.63.

Securities in Ban for F&O Trade : -  Sector Performance: NIFTY MICROCAP 250 index grew by 0.25 % driven by RATNAMANI(+14.6%), BALUFORGE(+13.3%) and TVSSCS(+9.9%). NIFTY MID SELECT index grew by 0.15 % driven by HINDPETRO(+2.4%), BSE(+2.2%) and INDUSINDBK(+1.3%). NIFTY MIDCAP 100 index grew by 0.13 % driven by VMM(+9.7%), SAIL(+3.6%) and GLENMARK(+3.1%).NIFTY SMLCAP 50 index declined by -0.35 % driven by AEGISLOG(-5.5%), FIVESTAR(-4.0%) and POONAWALLA(-2.9%). NIFTY SMLCAP 100 index declined by -0.26 % driven by BLS(-10.7%), AEGISLOG(-5.5%) and FIVESTAR(-4.0%).NIFTY SMLCAP 250 index declined by -0.21 % driven by BLS(-10.7%), BALRAMCHIN(-6.4%) and AEGISLOG(-5.5%).

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