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MORNING BRIEF
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · Three lines worth keeping
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
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Before the open
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NIFTY 50 last closed at 24,055.80 (-0.10%). |
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Institutional flows: FII +1,143 Cr; DII +1,847 Cr. |
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Overnight US: S&P 500 (SPY) -0.69%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) -1.27%. |
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Macro moves: Crude (USO) +5.46%; TQQQ -3.85%. |
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Where things stand
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India
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| NIFTY 50 |
24,055.80 |
-0.10% |
| BankNIFTY |
57,409.60 |
-1.06% |
| India VIX |
11.25 |
+0.54% |
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Overnight
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| S&P 500 (SPY) |
761.78 |
-0.69% |
| Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) |
707.64 |
-1.27% |
| S&P Futures |
70.50 |
+0.51% |
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CRUDE (USO)
141.00
+5.46%
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GOLD
4,309.75
-0.43%
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USD/INR
95.07
+0.09%
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TQQQ
$69.15
-3.85%
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BTC
$76,969
-2.02%
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ETH
$2,400
-2.71%
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| Best |
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| Worst |
| Healthcare
-1.60% | Pharma
-1.45% |
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Worth reading
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Markets
Q1 EBITDA margins expanded on operational efficiencies and higher volumes; yogurt and ice cream revenue grew 153% and 60% year-on-year.
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Technology
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. is set to close a new round of funding that would vault its valuation to about $47 billion, according to people familiar with the…
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Startups
CEO Ken Karklin left after more than four years; Mike Ross from the board will serve as interim replacement.
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Logistics
ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.6% in August from 55.6% in July; pricing volatility, lead times, and tariffs cited as main concerns.
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Also on the radar
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Markets
ICICI Bank's Nifty weight rose to 9.45% while HDFC Bank's fell to 9.85%, narrowing the gap to levels unseen since January 2010.
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Three lines to think about
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| Practice |
You do not control the field. You control your conduct inside it. |
| Leverage |
Court attention deliberately, then control what it lands on. |
| Signal |
If the chart begins at a convenient year, go and look at the inconvenient one. |
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Market data: NSE India, Twelve Data, Yahoo Finance and CoinGecko. Headlines from public RSS feeds; titles link to their original sources. Story blurbs are drafted by Claude from the linked articles — all figures above come from the data sources, not the model. Personal research note; not investment advice.
Udit Kakar · Morning Brief · Research, not investment advice
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