Will Nifty soar beyond 19500 or take a dive? See GIFT Nifty, FII data, F&O ban, crude, more before market opens

GIFT Nifty traded at 19,506.5 up 25.5 points or 0.13%, indicating a positive opening for domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on Thursday. Previously on Wednesday, the NSE Nifty 50 added 36.80 points or 0.03% to settle at…