Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition

Friday, 18 Sep 2026

Today leans constructive — foreign money out, domestic catching it

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

Today leans constructive

US futures lower · Asia higher
Yesterday's thread was whether that foreign selling would carry through. It carried — foreign investors stayed net sellers. Foreign money kept selling while domestic funds bought the dip. US futures are lower overnight, but Asia's pulling the other way. The thread to watch: whether that selling carries into the session, or domestic money holds the tape up alone.

Foreign investors have been net sellers for the 4th session running.

BSE delivery 61.9% on Thu 17 Sep — in line with its 64% one-month norm.

The open · GIFT Nifty
23,342▼ 0.04%
Points to a gap-down of ~9 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:17 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,697.25▼ 0.13%
Nasdaq 10029,655.5▼ 0.29%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei64,747.82▲ 0.95%
Hang Seng24,758▲ 0.63%
The inputs
Brent$104.06▼ 0.73%
Nat Gas$2.85▼ 1.72%
USD / INR95.92• 0%
Dollar idx100.23▼ 0.02%
India VIX12.29▼ 8.49%
US 10Y4.95%▼ −6 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,395−0.11%
Silver /oz$66.16+0.10%
Copper /lb$6.64−0.39%
Aluminium /t$3,455−0.12%

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Sector read

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

Biggest moves · 17 Sep close
Insurance▲ +4.5%
Pharma▲ +1.9%
Realty▲ +1.7%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
−₹3,209 cr
DII net
+₹3,618 cr

FIIs net sold ₹3,209 cr; DIIs net bought ₹3,618 cr — provisional cash figures for 17 Sep.

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