Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026

Today looks mixed — foreign money out, domestic catching it

The read as recorded on this date — the same words and numbers that went to subscribers.

Today looks mixed

US futures flat · Asia mixed
Yesterday's thread was whether that foreign buying would hold. It reversed — foreign investors turned net sellers. Foreign money kept selling while domestic funds bought the dip. US futures are steady overnight, and Asia's mixed this morning. The thread to watch: whether that selling carries into the session, or domestic money holds the tape up alone.

BSE delivery 64.1% on Mon 17 Aug — in line with its 62% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,320▼ 0.23%
Points to a gap-down of ~56 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:07 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,767.25▼ 0.02%
Nasdaq 10030,098.5▲ 0.01%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei68,947.85▼ 0.39%
Hang Seng25,453.23▲ 1.34%
The inputs
Brent$91.11▲ 0.26%
Nat Gas$2.7▲ 0.33%
USD / INR95.59• 0%
Dollar idx99.56▼ 0.08%
India VIX11.32▲ 0.18%
US 10Y4.72%▲ +3 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,487+0.29%
Silver /oz$66.46+0.35%
Copper /lb$6.620.00%
Aluminium /t$3,405−0.86%

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Sector read

Realty led yesterday — the biggest sector move. Nothing in this morning's inputs pulls the same way.

Biggest moves · 17 Aug close
Realty▲ +2.2%
Telecom▼ −1.7%
Metals▲ +1.4%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
−₹2,535 cr
DII net
+₹5,101 cr

FIIs net sold ₹2,535 cr; DIIs net bought ₹5,101 cr — provisional cash figures for 17 Aug.

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