Nifty 24,774.30 +390.70 (+1.60%), range 24,515.15–24,774.30 — a fourth straight up session, and the close printed at the day's high through the new closing-auction session, which is why Nifty (+1.60%) and Sensex (+0.70%) diverge so widely today. BankNifty 58,247.95 +983.10 (+1.72%), range 57,465.95–58,247.95. India VIX 11.93 +0.17 (+1.45%), range 11.70–12.06 — higher on the day but still near the lows into Wednesday's MPC. Sensex 78,639.03 +544.39 (+0.70%).
Options
4 Aug weekly, live chain — max pain 24,550, up from 24,350 on Friday; spot closed 224 pts above it and through the 24,600 call wall. PCR (OI) 1.5728 vs 1.4941 Friday, a fourth straight session of rising put open interest. Call wall 24,600 (1.58 cr OI, +38.1 lakh added today), put wall 24,200 (1.50 cr, +31.6 lakh), gamma peak 24,800. ATM straddle 185.75 → move priced ±0.75%, band 24,588.55–24,960.05.
Flows
3 Aug provisional cash — FII +₹922.26 cr, DII +₹1,571.18 cr (NSE session dated 03-Aug-2026, published 20:15 IST). Both net buyers into the fourth straight up session. FII buying more than tripled from Friday's token +₹277.48 cr while DII buying eased from +₹2,260.37 cr — the two sides moved in opposite directions while both stayed on the bid.
Sectors
IT led the tape at roughly +3.3%, with Infosys and TCS among the top Nifty50 gainers alongside InterGlobe Aviation; banks, FMCG, auto and financial services followed at roughly +1.5% to +1.7%. Media was the only major sectoral loser.
Scans (EOD)
+7 added since 14:35, all in stage2_breakout — BAJAJFINSV, EXCELINDUS, FSL, GLAXO, JYOTICNC, PROTEAN, SONATSOFTW (3 rows → 10); nothing dropped, and the other four scans are unchanged from the midday pull. Gate pass re-run on the EOD state — 52 survived, 14 culled (turnover and ASM Stage I), 0 no_data. Of the seven new names six survived and EXCELINDUS was culled on ₹0.9cr/day turnover; five of the six carry a results-blackout badge. Scan names are mechanical signals, not picks.