Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Wednesday, 2 Sep 2026

Today leans cautious — both sides buying

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

Today leans cautious— US futures soft · Asia weak · crude firming

A quiet tape into the open, but both foreign and domestic money were net buyers overnight. US futures are lower overnight, and Asia's following. The thread to watch: whether that buying holds through the session, or fades.

BSE delivery 62.2% on Tue 1 Sep — in line with its 65% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
24,026 0.1%
Points to a gap-down of ~24 pts versus the prior close.
Overnight · USFutures
S&P 500 fut7,639.5 0.04%
Nasdaq 10029,109 0.06%
This morning · AsiaLive
Nikkei64,550.16 2.51%
Hang Seng25,329.73 1%
The inputsLatest
Brent$96.36 1.81%
Nat Gas$2.96 2%
USD / INR94.94 0%
Dollar idx99.74 0.06%
India VIX11.19 4.78%
US 10Y4.8% +4 bps
Metalsfutures
Gold
$4,379/oz−0.40%
Silver
$64.88/oz−0.75%
Copper
$6.55/lb−0.73%
Aluminium
$3,426/t−0.43%
Sector read

Refiners lagged yesterday — and crude is firmer this morning. Higher crude lifts input costs for refiners and paint-makers.

Biggest moves · 1 Sep close
Internet −2.6%
NBFC −2.2%
Realty −1.8%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹1,143 cr
DII net
+₹1,847 cr

FIIs net bought ₹1,143 cr; DIIs net bought ₹1,847 cr — provisional cash figures for 1 Sep.