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August 18, 2026

Morning Brief — 18 Aug 2026

MORNING BRIEF
Markets · Logistics · Hardware · Three lines worth keeping
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Generated 8:38 AM IST
 
Before the open
 
01 NIFTY 50 last closed at 24,287.65 (-0.32%).
02 Institutional flows: FII -2,535 Cr; DII +5,101 Cr.
03 Overnight US: S&P 500 (SPY) -0.47%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) -0.16%.
04 Macro moves: Crude (USO) +2.91%; BTC +1.15%.
Where things stand
 
India
Index Close Change
NIFTY 50 24,287.65 -0.32%
BankNIFTY 57,497.80 +0.01%
India VIX 11.30 -0.09%
Overnight
Index Close Change
S&P 500 (SPY) 772.67 -0.47%
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) 729.87 -0.16%
S&P Futures 71.91 -0.62%
CRUDE (USO)
130.29
+2.91%
GOLD
4,401.44
-0.34%
USD/INR
95.69
-0.05%
TQQQ
$76.40
-0.51%
BTC
$64,061
+1.15%
ETH
$1,892
-0.50%
FEAR/GREED
41
Fear
Worth reading
 
Markets
Shares to buy or sell: Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal recommends three stocks to buy today - 18 August 2026
Nifty 50 expected to open lower at 24,287.65 with mixed global cues; analysts suggest trading range of 23,800 to 24,800.
Markets
Stock market today: Gift Nifty hints a weak start; eight day trading stocks to buy on Tuesday, 18 August
Nifty 50 closes below 24,300 mark; Brent crude and WTI oil prices rise on US-Iran tensions, with concerns over potential energy supply disruptions.
Markets
Stocks to watch: Paytm, Jio Financial, SpiceJet, Swiggy, Netweb, Lenskart
GIFT Nifty hints negative start at 24,306; US 10-year Treasury yield rises to 4.728% as oil prices climb on US-Iran tensions.
Markets
Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty signals negative open; Asia mkts mixed; Brent crude tops $91
GIFT Nifty futures quoted at 24,303.50 down 90 points; Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell 0.51% and 0.52% overnight on geopolitical concerns and oil prices.
Also on the radar
 
Markets
Buy or sell indicator: Gift Nifty signals flat start, Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today
GIFT Nifty signalling flat-to-negative opening around 24,300 amid rising crude oil prices from Middle East tension.
Three lines to think about
 
Practice You are your own ally or your own opponent. No third party has that much leverage over you.
Leverage Whoever sets the agenda runs the meeting, whatever the hierarchy says.
Signal Reread what you think you already understand. That is where the errors are living.
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Market data: NSE India, Twelve Data, Yahoo Finance, CoinGecko and Alternative.me. 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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