Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition
Thursday, 30 Jul 2026
Today leans constructive — tape and GIFT diverge
The read as recorded on this date — the same words and numbers that went to subscribers.
Today leans constructive
US futures firm · Asia mixed · rupee firm
The tape's leaning higher but GIFT Nifty points to a gap-down open. US futures are higher overnight, and Asia's mixed this morning. The thread to watch: whether GIFT's lead holds when cash opens.
The open · GIFT Nifty
24,220▼ 0.34%
Points to a gap-down of ~82 pts versus the prior close.
The tape8:48 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,371.5▲ 0.28%
Nasdaq 10027,454.75▲ 0.41%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei61,434.19▼ 1.49%
Hang Seng25,807.92▲ 1.96%
The inputs
Brent$90.4▼ 0.37%
Nat Gas$2.69▼ 0.33%
USD / INR95.64▼ 0.21%
Dollar idx100.8▼ 0.61%
India VIX12.01▼ 4.42%
US 10Y4.62%▲ +2 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,024−0.37%
Silver /oz$57.68+0.26%
Copper /lb$6.29−1.16%
Aluminium /t$3,380−0.91%
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Sector read
IT led yesterday, up 2.3% — the biggest sector move. Nothing in this morning's inputs pulls the same way.
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹2,982 cr
DII net
+₹998 cr
FIIs net bought ₹2,982 cr; DIIs net bought ₹998 cr — provisional cash figures for 29 Jul.
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