Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Friday, 21 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 firm · Asia weak
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 higher overnight, but Asia's pulling the other way. The thread to watch: whether that selling carries into the session, or domestic money holds the tape up alone.

BSE delivery 63.9% on Thu 20 Aug — in line with its 63% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,348▲ 0.21%
Points to a gap-up of ~51 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:05 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,666.5▲ 0.05%
Nasdaq 10029,348▲ 0.16%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei65,562▼ 0.99%
Hang Seng25,698.49• 0%
The inputs
Brent$93.7▼ 0.09%
Nat Gas$2.76▲ 0.99%
USD / INR95.69• 0%
Dollar idx98.78▼ 0.12%
India VIX10.76▼ 5.58%
US 10Y4.7%▲ +4 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,575+0.08%
Silver /oz$68.15+0.07%
Copper /lb$6.50+0.51%
Aluminium /t$3,338−0.70%

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Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 20 Aug close
NBFC▲ +1.8%
PSU-Infra-Finance▼ −1.3%
Internet▲ +1.1%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
−₹583 cr
DII net
+₹3,538 cr

FIIs net sold ₹583 cr; DIIs net bought ₹3,538 cr — provisional cash figures for 20 Aug.

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