Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition
Friday, 24 Jul 2026
Today leans cautious — foreign money out, domestic catching it
The read as recorded on this date — the same words and numbers that went to subscribers.
Today leans cautious
US futures firm · Asia weak
Foreign money kept selling while domestic funds bought the dip. US futures are higher overnight, but Asia's pulling the other way. The thread to watch: whether that selling flips at the open, or domestic money carries the tape alone.
The open · GIFT Nifty
23,690.5▼ 0.72%
Points to a gap-down of ~171 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:31 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,454.5▲ 0.13%
Nasdaq 10028,651.5▲ 0.11%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei64,588.19▼ 2.76%
Hang Seng24,904.95▼ 1.21%
The inputs
Brent$99.88▼ 0.8%
Nat Gas$2.96▲ 1.16%
USD / INR96.57▲ 0.01%
Dollar idx101.36▼ 0.08%
India VIX13.47▲ 6.94%
US 10Y4.7%▲ +5 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,125−0.65%
Silver /oz$60.01−0.49%
Copper /lb$6.53+0.53%
Aluminium /t$3,456−0.74%
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Sector read
No sector broke away yesterday. Sectors moved together.
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
−₹2,999 cr
DII net
+₹2,947 cr
FIIs net sold ₹2,999 cr; DIIs net bought ₹2,947 cr — provisional cash figures for 23 Jul.
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