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September 24, 2026

Morning Brief — 24 Sep 2026

Indian shares rose 0.50% as foreign investors bought ₹1,617 crore. · Top story: Dollar perched at two-month high as hot PMI fuels inflation fears, rate hike bets.

Indian shares rose 0.50% as foreign investors bought ₹1,617 crore. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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Thursday, 24 September 2026
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · One line worth keeping
Indian shares rose 0.50% as foreign investors bought ₹1,617 crore. US stocks fell overnight. Top story: Dollar perched at two-month high as hot PMI fuels inflation fears, rate hike bets.
Before the open
 
01 India's NIFTY 50 rose 0.50%, closing at 23,446.80.
02 Foreign investors (FIIs) bought ₹1,617 crore of Indian shares; domestic institutions (DIIs) bought ₹2,341 crore.
03 In the US overnight, the S&P 500 fell 0.72% and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.84%.
04 Elsewhere, crude oil rose 3.30% and Ether fell 2.97%.
Where things stand
 
India
NIFTY 50 23,446.80 +0.50%
BankNIFTY 56,548.90 +0.59%
India VIX (fear gauge) 10.29 -6.45%
Overnight
S&P 500 (SPY) — -0.72%
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) — -0.84%
CRUDE (USO)
+3.30%
GOLD
4,285.72
-0.03%
USD/INR
95.83
+0.08%
BTC
$84,107
-2.86%
ETH
$2,677
-2.97%
 
The S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and crude oil are measured through funds that track them, so only their daily moves are shown.
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Dollar perched at two-month high as hot PMI fuels inflation fears, rate hike bets
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Logistics · 3 min
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Markets
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