Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Wednesday, 26 Aug 2026

Today looks mixed

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

Today looks mixed

US futures soft · Asia mixed
Yesterday's thread was whether that foreign buying would hold. It held — foreign investors stayed net buyers. A calm tape into the open. US futures are lower overnight, and Asia's mixed this morning. Nothing's pulling hard against the tone.

Domestic institutions have been net buyers for the 11th session running.

BSE delivery 64.4% on Tue 25 Aug — in line with its 64% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,561.5▲ 0.33%
Points to a gap-up of ~81 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:20 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,673▼ 0.25%
Nasdaq 10029,112.75▼ 0.56%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei65,599.68▼ 0.39%
Hang Seng25,692.79▲ 0.71%
The inputs
Brent$85.28▼ 2.28%
Nat Gas$2.85▲ 1.06%
USD / INR95.4• 0%
Dollar idx98.94▲ 0.02%
India VIX11.07▼ 1.12%
US 10Y4.64%▼ −6 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,703+0.19%
Silver /oz$68.59−0.14%
Copper /lb$6.70−0.19%
Aluminium /t$3,419+0.12%

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Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 25 Aug close
Telecom▲ +4.0%
Internet▲ +2.2%
Refiners▲ +0.9%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹1,594 cr
DII net
+₹230 cr

FIIs net bought ₹1,594 cr; DIIs net bought ₹230 cr — provisional cash figures for 25 Aug.

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