Monday's gap-up did half its job. The Nifty held the 24,000 floor, closed up 0.37% at 24,102.90, and the IT wreck from Friday reversed clean — Tech Mahindra, Infosys and pharma led the bounce. But it stalled cold at 24,200 and faded. Now it's weekly expiry, and the chain has built the tightest room of the week.

Today's read, all the numbers in one place:

• Mon close: Nifty 24,102.90 (+89.80, +0.37%), range 24,073–24,168. Sensex 77,094.07 (+0.38%). IT and banks led; consumption (Asian Paints, Titan, ITC) dragged.

• Flows: FII sold ₹636 Cr cash, DII bought ₹1,036 Cr — a flip from Friday. No conviction either side.

• Positioning (Pro → FII → Client): Pros flipped to a small net long in index futures (+1,193) — first desk leaning up. FII still net short ~2.23 lakh contracts but covered ~3,600; hedged-bearish (l ...