Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Thursday, 20 Aug 2026

Today leans constructive — both sides buying

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

Today leans constructive

US futures firm · Asia bid
A quiet tape into the open, but both foreign and domestic money were net buyers overnight. US futures are higher overnight, and Asia's following. The thread to watch: whether that buying holds through the session, or fades.

BSE delivery 62.4% on Wed 19 Aug — in line with its 63% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,213▲ 0.51%
Points to a gap-up of ~123 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:12 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,738.25▲ 0.12%
Nasdaq 10029,626.75▲ 0.39%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei66,042.98▲ 1.1%
Hang Seng25,779.08▲ 1.11%
The inputs
Brent$92▲ 0.41%
Nat Gas$2.78▼ 1.17%
USD / INR95.74• 0%
Dollar idx98.82▼ 0.01%
India VIX11.32▼ 0.06%
US 10Y4.65%▼ −5 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,570+0.53%
Silver /oz$67.23+2.13%
Copper /lb$6.50+0.05%
Aluminium /t$3,389+0.16%

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Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 19 Aug close
Internet▲ +1.9%
Capital Goods▼ −1.5%
Power▼ −0.9%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹408 cr
DII net
+₹3,974 cr

FIIs net bought ₹408 cr; DIIs net bought ₹3,974 cr — provisional cash figures for 19 Aug.

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