Pre-Market Briefing
What you need to know before the Indian market opens — auto-refreshed every time you open page before Indian Market opens, using global cues, economy calendar, Commodity, Forex indicators, GIFT Nifty and live news.
India opening indicators
GIFT Nifty · Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Sensex · VIX · USD-INR
GIFT Nifty is currently indicating a positive opening for Indian markets, though the actual 9:15 IST open may still differ due to fresh news, pre-open auction imbalances or corporate events.
- Asia in the green (+1.61%)
GIFT Nifty points to a positive start. Key cues: Asia in the green (+1.61%). Top overnight story: Can Varmora Granito IPO deliver long-term growth for high-risk investors?.
vs Nifty 50 previous close. Indicative only — the actual market opening may differ.
Five things to know before the market opens
Curated by relevance — RBI · Fed · earnings surprises · big-cap moves
- 1Can Varmora Granito IPO deliver long-term growth for high-risk investors?
Varmora Granito is gearing up for a ₹320 crore IPO aimed at funding capital projects and addressing outstanding debts. Following the offering, the promoter's stake will shrink to 47 percent. However, potential risks related to geopolitical tensions and export market concentration
neutralGeopolitics·Economic Times· - 2‘Stop the bleeding’: Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports
Fuel price crisis triggered by president’s Iran war rattles legislators from rural America’s heartlands
neutralGeopolitics·Financial Times· - 3Indian rupee eyes portfolio flows, oil prices; bonds face liquidity drain - Reuters
Indian rupee eyes portfolio flows, oil prices; bonds face liquidity drain Reuters
neutralIndiaCommoditiesCurrency·Reuters· - 4Google fined $463m on location data rule breachneutral·Economic Times·
- 5JPMorgan sees India outbound M&A rising as firms move to secure supply chains - Reuters
JPMorgan sees India outbound M&A rising as firms move to secure supply chains Reuters
neutralIndia·Reuters·
Impact on Indian markets
Sector linkages driven by overnight cross-asset moves
- Crude oil rising (+0.51%)Affected: Aviation, paints, tyres, oil marketing companies (OMCs)Sensitivity: Higher input-cost pressureMedium
- Rupee strengthening vs USD (-0.22%)Affected: IT & pharma exporters (positive on ₹ weakness); import-dependent metals & OMCs (negative)Sensitivity: Mixed sector impactMedium
Sensitivities and sector linkages are educational only — not investment advice. Actual sector performance depends on many other factors including corporate news, valuations and flows.
Overnight U.S. cash-market close
Dow · S&P 500 · Nasdaq · Russell 2000
Current U.S. futures
Dow · S&P 500 · Nasdaq futures — snapshotted at 07:00 IST
Asian markets
Nikkei · Hang Seng · Shanghai · Shenzhen · KOSPI · Taiwan · ASX · STI
Commodities
Brent · WTI · Gold · Silver · Copper · Natural Gas
Currencies
USD-INR · Dollar Index · EUR-USD · GBP-USD · USD-JPY
Bond yields
US 13-week · 5Y · 10Y · 30Y Treasuries · India 10Y G-Sec
An inverted curve (short-end above long-end) has historically been an early recession signal; a steep upward curve suggests growth expectations.
Latest global market news
Moneycontrol · Economic Times · FT · Reuters · Bloomberg
- Economic Times·Sify Infinit Spaces faces valuation gap ahead of IPO
Sify Infinit Spaces IPO faces a valuation roadblock as investors offer less. The data centre operator seeks forty thousand crore rupees for its offering. Investors are currently willing to pay only twenty-two to twenty-five thousand crore rupees. This significant gap may lead Sif
- Economic Times·Varmora Granito raises Rs 212 crore from anchor investors ahead of Rs 708 crore IPO
Varmora Granito secured ₹212.4 crore from anchor investors on Monday. This fundraising occurred a day before its ₹708-crore initial public offering. The company allocated 1.43 crore equity shares to seventeen funds. Goldman Sachs and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund were among the ke
- Financial Times·SoftBank’s $50bn data centre group slows IPO
Masayoshi Son-backed company faces market fears over an AI slowdown and lacklustre interest in new debt sale
- Reuters·India's NSE IPO draws over $10 billion, traders eye modest listing pop - Reuters
India's NSE IPO draws over $10 billion, traders eye modest listing pop Reuters
- Bloomberg·NSE’s $2.4 Billion India IPO Subscribed 5.7 Times as Books Close - Bloomberg.com
NSE’s $2.4 Billion India IPO Subscribed 5.7 Times as Books Close Bloomberg.com
Economic calendar
High-impact global events for today & tomorrow
- high2026-10-02 · USUS Non-Farm Payrolls (Sep)
India corporate news
Company announcements & regulatory disclosures
- Economic Times·Stocks in news: ONGC, Lloyds Metals, Canara Bank, Rays of Belief and GRSE
Indian stock markets closed higher on Monday, with the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex gaining points. Several companies, including ONGC and Canara Bank, are expected to be active on Tuesday. ONGC announced a gas discovery in th
- Economic Times·Pre-market action: Here's the trade setup for today's session
On Monday, Indian equity markets experienced a positive turn, with the Nifty 50 index rising due to a dip in crude oil prices and widespread purchasing among investors. While foreign portfolio investors sold off shares,
- Economic Times·Bandhan Bank promoter to gradually reduce stake to meet RBI norms
Bandhan Financial Services will reduce its stake in Bandhan Bank gradually. The promoter aims to comply with RBI regulations by 2030. Recent share sales occurred on the open market, lowering holdings. A proposed stock
- Economic Times·Government may do away with UPI subsidies as MDR revenue kicks in
Government may end UPI subsidies for small transactions as merchant fees are introduced. Taxpayer-funded incentives for UPI and RuPay transactions are being phased out. No new subsidies have been paid for transactions
- Economic Times·Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Tuesday
Indian equities gained on Monday as cooling oil prices and positive global cues lifted sentiment. Sensex rose 564 points to 74,859, while Nifty gained 68 points to 23,414. Market capitalisation increased nearly Rs 2 lakh
Results calendar
Companies reporting today & the coming week
- ESDS Software Solution LimitedESDS · Board Meeting Intimation2026-09-24
- ESDS Software Solution LimitedESDS · Financial Results2026-09-24
- Purple Style Labs LimitedPERNIASPOP · Board Meeting Intimation2026-09-24
- Angel One LimitedANGELONE · Board Meeting Intimation2026-10-15
- Angel One LimitedANGELONE · Board Meeting Intimation2026-10-15
- Angel One LimitedANGELONE · Financial Results2026-10-15
- Tata Motors LimitedTMCV · Board Meeting Intimation2026-10-23
- Tata Motors LimitedTMCV · Financial Results2026-10-23
- MphasiS LimitedMPHASIS · Board Meeting Intimation2026-11-05
- MphasiS LimitedMPHASIS · Financial Results2026-11-05
FII / DII activity
Cash-segment net flows (₹ crore) — most recent 5 sessions
| Date | FII Net | DII Net |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2026 | -576.20 | +2,797.27 |
| 18-Sep-2026 | +599.54 | +1,019.69 |
| 17-Sep-2026 | -3,208.76 | +3,617.75 |
| 16-Sep-2026 | -2,032.61 | +3,908.23 |
| 15-Sep-2026 | -2,977.86 | +2,686.05 |
Derivatives snapshot
Nearest-expiry option chain PCR · Max Pain · India VIX (Upstox)
- Spot
- 23,414.30
- ATM
- 23,400.00
- Max Pain
- 23,400.00
- Expiry
- 2026-09-22
- Call OI
- 15,15,08,240
- Put OI
- 22,25,42,580
- Spot
- 56,470.65
- ATM
- 56,500.00
- Max Pain
- 57,000.00
- Expiry
- 2026-09-29
- Call OI
- 1,66,23,570
- Put OI
- 1,60,67,400
Rising VIX signals higher option premium and more hedging; falling VIX signals calm.
Previous-session market breadth
NSE cash-segment advances vs declines
Technical levels
Classic weekly pivots · 20 / 50 / 200-day SMAs · Yahoo Finance
- PIVOT
- 23,506.50
- R1
- 23,781.60
- R2
- 24,165.10
- R3
- 24,440.20
- S1
- 23,123.00
- S2
- 22,847.90
- S3
- 22,464.40
- SMA 20
- 23,788.83
- SMA 50
- 24,079.01
- SMA 200
- 24,494.26
- PIVOT
- 56,577.62
- R1
- 57,455.79
- R2
- 58,305.02
- R3
- 59,183.19
- S1
- 55,728.38
- S2
- 54,850.21
- S3
- 54,000.98
- SMA 20
- 57,034.52
- SMA 50
- 57,343.83
- SMA 200
- 57,315.81
- PIVOT
- 75,139.70
- R1
- 76,119.24
- R2
- 77,456.73
- R3
- 78,436.28
- S1
- 73,802.21
- S2
- 72,822.67
- S3
- 71,485.18
- SMA 20
- 76,024.30
- SMA 50
- 77,003.61
- SMA 200
- 78,898.91
Technical levels are provided for market preparation and educational purposes only. They are not buy or sell recommendations.
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