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.
The tape7:05 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,672.75▲ 0.04%
Nasdaq 10029,111.25▲ 0.02%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei64,995.67▼ 0.81%
Hang Seng25,517.33• 0%
The inputs
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
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,739+0.87%
Silver /oz$69.40+1.18%
Copper /lb$6.61+0.06%
Aluminium /t$3,402+0.15%

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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.

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