Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Tuesday, 25 Aug 2026

Today looks mixed — both sides buying

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

Today looks mixed— US futures flat · Asia weak

Yesterday's thread was whether that foreign selling would carry through. It flipped — foreign investors came back as net buyers. A quiet tape into the open, but both foreign and domestic money were net buyers overnight. US futures are steady overnight, and Asia's trading down this morning. The thread to watch: whether that buying holds through the session, or fades.

Domestic institutions have been net buyers for the 10th session running.

BSE delivery ran 71.6% on Mon 24 Aug, above its one-month norm — but excluding the five most-traded stocks it was in line with its own usual level.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,164.5 0.19%
Points to a gap-down of ~46 pts versus the prior close.
Overnight · USFutures
S&P 500 fut7,672.75 0.04%
Nasdaq 10029,111.25 0.02%
This morning · AsiaLive
Nikkei64,995.67 0.81%
Hang Seng25,517.33 0%
The inputsLatest
Brent$92.03 0.15%
Nat Gas$2.81 0.95%
USD / INR95.73 0%
Dollar idx98.98 0.02%
India VIX11.53 2.95%
US 10Y4.7% −3 bps
Metalsfutures
Gold
$4,739/oz+0.87%
Silver
$69.40/oz+1.18%
Copper
$6.61/lb+0.06%
Aluminium
$3,402/t+0.15%
Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 24 Aug close
Metals +3.0%
Refiners +1.5%
Capital Goods +1.0%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹1,182 cr
DII net
+₹2,493 cr

FIIs net bought ₹1,182 cr; DIIs net bought ₹2,493 cr — provisional cash figures for 24 Aug.