Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition
Friday, 31 Jul 2026
Today leans constructive — foreign money in, domestic trimming
The read as recorded on this date — the same words and numbers that went to subscribers.
Today leans constructive
US futures firm · Asia bid
Foreign money came back in while domestic funds trimmed. US futures are higher overnight, and Asia's following. The thread to watch: whether that buying holds once cash opens, or domestic trimming caps it.
The open · GIFT Nifty
24,432▲ 0.28%
Points to a gap-up of ~68 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:04 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,503.25▲ 0.41%
Nasdaq 10028,568.5▲ 1.17%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei65,308.14▲ 5.56%
Hang Seng25,858.88• 0%
The inputs
Brent$88▼ 1.16%
Nat Gas$2.73▲ 0.37%
USD / INR95.67• 0%
Dollar idx100.14▲ 0.27%
India VIX12.15▼ 3.22%
US 10Y4.66%▲ +4 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,112+0.36%
Silver /oz$57.66−0.75%
Copper /lb$6.37+0.86%
Aluminium /t$3,377+0.41%
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Sector read
Realty lagged yesterday, down 1.8% — the biggest sector move. Nothing in this morning's inputs pulls the same way.
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹3,624 cr
DII net
−₹1,864 cr
FIIs net bought ₹3,624 cr; DIIs net sold ₹1,864 cr — provisional cash figures for 30 Jul.
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