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.
- US futures mildly higher (+0.23%)
- Asia in the green (+0.32%)
- Crude cooling (-1.67%)
GIFT Nifty points to a positive start. Key cues: US futures mildly higher (+0.23%); Asia in the green (+0.32%). Top overnight story: Sensex, Nifty extend gains to 3rd day, Q4 results to guide stock-specific action.
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
- 1Sensex, Nifty extend gains to 3rd day, Q4 results to guide stock-specific action
India VIX, which measures near-term volatility saw a sharp fall of 18 percent to trade around 10.42
positiveIndiaEarnings·Moneycontrol· - 2US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit - Reuters
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit Reuters
positiveIndiaGeopolitics·Reuters· - 3Nvidia Q2 FY2027 earnings: AI boom rolls on, but new questions emerge
Nvidia’s Q2 FY2027 earnings delivered another strong beat, with revenue reaching $96.2 billion, up 106% year-on-year, while Data Centre revenue jumped 117% to $89 billion. The company’s upbeat outlook reinforces the strength of the AI boom, but investors are increasingly focused
positiveEarnings·Economic Times· - 4Indian shares fall as IT, Reliance drag; losses deepen in closing auction - Reuters
Indian shares fall as IT, Reliance drag; losses deepen in closing auction Reuters
negativeIndia·Reuters· - 5India Aims to End Foreign Reliance in Key Power Systems by 2029 - Bloomberg
India Aims to End Foreign Reliance in Key Power Systems by 2029 Bloomberg
neutralIndia·Bloomberg·
Impact on Indian markets
Sector linkages driven by overnight cross-asset moves
- Crude oil declining (-1.67%)Affected: Aviation, paints, tyres, oil marketing companies (OMCs)Sensitivity: Input-cost reliefMedium to High
- US technology shares higher (+0.58%)Affected: Indian IT exporters (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL)Sensitivity: Supportive global sector cueMedium
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
- Moneycontrol·Sensex, Nifty extend gains to 3rd day, Q4 results to guide stock-specific action
India VIX, which measures near-term volatility saw a sharp fall of 18 percent to trade around 10.42
- Reuters·US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit - Reuters
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit Reuters
- Economic Times·Nvidia Q2 FY2027 earnings: AI boom rolls on, but new questions emerge
Nvidia’s Q2 FY2027 earnings delivered another strong beat, with revenue reaching $96.2 billion, up 106% year-on-year, while Data Centre revenue jumped 117% to $89 billion. The company’s upbeat outlook reinforces the strength of the AI boom, but investors are increasingly focused
- Reuters·Indian shares fall as IT, Reliance drag; losses deepen in closing auction - Reuters
Indian shares fall as IT, Reliance drag; losses deepen in closing auction Reuters
- Bloomberg·India Aims to End Foreign Reliance in Key Power Systems by 2029 - Bloomberg
India Aims to End Foreign Reliance in Key Power Systems by 2029 Bloomberg
Economic calendar
High-impact global events for today & tomorrow
- high2026-09-04 · USUS Non-Farm Payrolls (Aug)
India corporate news
Company announcements & regulatory disclosures
- Economic Times·Hindustan Copper shares fall 3%, multibagger stock drops 6% in 3 days as OFS concludes. What lies ahead?
Hindustan Copper shares fell around 3%, after the government concluded its Rs 2,982-crore OFS, which was oversubscribed. The company also faces Rs 14.43-lakh fines each from BSE and NSE over board composition compliance.
- Economic Times·Capri Global shares slip 3% after NSE, BSE impose Rs 74,000 penalty for compliance lapses
Capri Global shares fell nearly 3% after BSE and NSE imposed fines of Rs 74,000 each plus taxes for delayed compliance with SEBI listing regulations. The company said the penalties have no material financial or operation
- Economic Times·Vijay Kedia’s portfolio: How the ace investor’s top 5 stock holdings performed in a month
Vijay Kedia’s top five stock holdings and how they have performed over the past month.
- Economic Times·Devyani International shares rally 4% after revision in Sapphire Foods merger plan
Devyani International witnessed an uptick on Thursday after the company said its merger with Sapphire Foods India remains on track, while a proposed secondary share sale involving Sapphire Foods Mauritius and Arctic Inte
- Economic Times·These 19 Indian stocks turned into tenbaggers in 5 years: Peter Lynch’s rules to find the next
Over the last five years, various Indian stocks have reached extraordinary tenbagger returns, including remarkable surges in GE Vernova T&D and BSE shares, which soared by over two thousand percent. Other notable fir
Results calendar
Companies reporting today & the coming week
- Winsome Yarns LimitedWINSOME · Board Meeting Intimation2026-08-29
- Winsome Yarns LimitedWINSOME · Board Meeting Intimation2026-08-29
- Winsome Yarns LimitedWINSOME · Board Meeting Intimation2026-08-29
- Winsome Yarns LimitedWINSOME · Board Meeting Intimation2026-08-29
FII / DII activity
Cash-segment net flows (₹ crore) — most recent 5 sessions
| Date | FII Net | DII Net |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2026 | +502.63 | +6,425.16 |
| 25-Aug-2026 | +1,593.53 | +230.26 |
| 24-Aug-2026 | +1,181.66 | +2,493.41 |
| 21-Aug-2026 | -542.71 | +2,124.14 |
| 20-Aug-2026 | -583.36 | +3,537.71 |
Derivatives snapshot
Nearest-expiry option chain PCR · Max Pain · India VIX (Upstox)
- Spot
- 24,142.25
- ATM
- 24,150.00
- Max Pain
- 24,200.00
- Expiry
- 2026-09-01
- Call OI
- 19,16,51,395
- Put OI
- 10,70,41,350
- Spot
- 57,712.05
- ATM
- 57,700.00
- Max Pain
- 57,800.00
- Expiry
- 2026-09-29
- Call OI
- 1,06,09,410
- Put OI
- 1,18,59,450
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
- 24,212.58
- R1
- 24,399.52
- R2
- 24,547.03
- R3
- 24,733.97
- S1
- 24,065.07
- S2
- 23,878.13
- S3
- 23,730.62
- SMA 20
- 24,388.27
- SMA 50
- 24,209.06
- SMA 200
- 24,662.27
- PIVOT
- 57,512.05
- R1
- 58,022.35
- R2
- 58,282.75
- R3
- 58,793.05
- S1
- 57,251.65
- S2
- 56,741.35
- S3
- 56,480.95
- SMA 20
- 57,645.22
- SMA 50
- 57,633.03
- SMA 200
- 57,449.61
- PIVOT
- 77,430.80
- R1
- 78,038.71
- R2
- 78,536.59
- R3
- 79,144.50
- S1
- 76,932.92
- S2
- 76,325.01
- S3
- 75,827.13
- SMA 20
- 77,932.87
- SMA 50
- 77,473.95
- SMA 200
- 79,574.03
Technical levels are provided for market preparation and educational purposes only. They are not buy or sell recommendations.
Previous briefings
Daily 07:00 IST snapshots — permanent archive links.
- Thu, 27 Aug, 2026Positive Opening Indication· Snapshotted 27 Aug 2026, 10:31 am IST
- Wed, 26 Aug, 2026Strong Positive Opening Indication· Snapshotted 26 Aug 2026, 07:50 am IST
- Tue, 25 Aug, 2026Flat to Negative Opening· Snapshotted 25 Aug 2026, 07:05 am IST
- Mon, 24 Aug, 2026Positive Opening Indication· Snapshotted 24 Aug 2026, 07:05 am IST