Pre-Market Pulse · recorded edition
Thursday, 29 Oct 2026
Today looks mixed — fear gauge elevated
The read as recorded on this date — the same words and numbers that went to subscribers.
Today looks mixed
US futures lower · Asia mixed · volatility elevated
Yesterday's thread was whether that foreign buying would hold. It held — foreign investors stayed net buyers. The fear gauge is sitting elevated — that's the one force into the open. US futures are lower overnight, and Asia's mixed this morning. The thread to watch: whether that elevated reading eases back over the session, or holds.
BSE delivery 62.9% on Wed 28 Oct — in line with its 63% one-month norm.
The open · GIFT Nifty
22,707.5▼ 0.14%
Points to a gap-down of ~32 pts versus the prior close.
The tape7:45 AM IST
Overnight · US
S&P 500 fut7,759.25▼ 0.31%
Nasdaq 10029,726.75▼ 0.84%
This morning · Asia
Nikkei64,505.66▲ 0.86%
Hang Seng23,094.83▼ 0.5%
The inputs
Brent$110.83▼ 0.73%
Nat Gas$3.02▼ 0.46%
USD / INR95.21• 0%
Dollar idx102.29▲ 0.1%
India VIX16.25▼ 5.33%
US 10Y5.04%▲ +5 bps
Metals · futures
Gold /oz$4,054+0.06%
Silver /oz$53.68+0.03%
Copper /lb$6.69+0.24%
Aluminium /t$3,187+0.36%
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Sector read
Telecom lagged yesterday — the biggest sector move. Nothing in this morning's inputs pulls the same way.
Biggest moves · 28 Oct close
Telecom▼ −2.3%
Refiners▼ −2.0%
Energy▼ −2.0%
Overnight flowsPrev · provisional
FII net
+₹872 cr
DII net
+₹643 cr
FIIs net bought ₹872 cr; DIIs net bought ₹643 cr — provisional cash figures for 28 Oct.
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