Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Thursday, 27 Aug 2026

Today leans constructive — tape and GIFT diverge

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

Today leans constructive— US futures firm · Asia weak

The tape's leaning higher but GIFT Nifty points to a gap-down open. US futures are higher overnight, but Asia's pulling the other way. The thread to watch: whether GIFT's lead holds through the session.

Domestic institutions have been net buyers for the 12th session running.

BSE delivery ran 74.5% on Wed 26 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
24,357 0.16%
Points to a gap-down of ~39 pts versus the prior close.
Overnight · USFutures
S&P 500 fut7,721.75 0.41%
Nasdaq 10029,494.75 0.7%
This morning · AsiaLive
Nikkei65,849.76 0.62%
Hang Seng25,652.97 0%
The inputsLatest
Brent$86.79 0.17%
Nat Gas$2.92 1.57%
USD / INR95.4 0%
Dollar idx99.1 0.06%
India VIX10.56 4.6%
US 10Y4.66% +2 bps
Metalsfutures
Gold
$4,672/oz+0.41%
Silver
$68.74/oz+1.05%
Copper
$6.71/lb+0.18%
Aluminium
$3,389/t+0.14%
Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 26 Aug close
Telecom −1.9%
Cement +1.9%
Metals +1.4%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹503 cr
DII net
+₹6,425 cr

FIIs net bought ₹503 cr; DIIs net bought ₹6,425 cr — provisional cash figures for 26 Aug.