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Index levels and the VIX with the change from the prior close, from the last quotes our market data cache holds. Outside market hours this is the last quote of the prior session.

The biggest percent gainers and decliners from the prior close among the 176 stocks and ETFs with a SquawkFlow ticker page and a recent quote. Gainers first, then decliners.

Each sector's percent change from the prior close: the SPDR sector ETF's own change where we have it (ETF ticker shown), otherwise the average of its quoted holdings (labelled so). Inside each card, the holdings that moved most, shaded by their own percent change. Tiles are equal size because our data carries no holding weights; a sector with no such holdings is left out. A card with its own as-of time shows an earlier ETF read.

Symbols whose options open interest rose most between the last two Cboe settlements, in contracts across all expiries, then the ticker, expiry and call or put totals that rose most (each built on at least 3 traded contracts). Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed. The chip is the stock's own percent change from its prior close.

Scheduled dates: confirmed earnings reports we cover over the next two weeks, the next monthly options expiration and VIX expiration, the next FOMC meeting and CPI release, and India's Muhurat session. Each date comes from its publisher's own schedule.

The SPX dealer gamma regime, call wall, put wall and gamma flip as published on the GEX page, and SPX max pain for the nearest expiration. These describe where open interest sits, not where the index will go.

End-of-day NSE and BSE options data: put/call ratio and max pain for the four indices, and the F&O stocks with the largest options open interest change against the prior session. A rise in open interest means new positions were opened; it does not say which side opened them.