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October 13, 2026

Morning Brief — 13 Oct 2026

Indian markets, global flows and the morning’s stories, before the open.

Indian shares fell 0.70% as foreign investors sold ₹1,708 crore. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · One line worth keeping
Indian shares fell 0.70% as foreign investors sold ₹1,708 crore. US stocks fell overnight. Top story: Oil Price Today (October 13): Crude oil falls to $105 as traders assess Russian supply, Mideast attacks. What’s next?
Before the open
 
01 India's NIFTY 50 fell 0.70%, closing at 22,363.35.
02 Foreign investors (FIIs) sold ₹1,708 crore of Indian shares; domestic institutions (DIIs) bought ₹3,045 crore.
03 In the US overnight, the S&P 500 fell 0.06% and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.70%.
04 Elsewhere, Ether fell 2.73% and crude oil rose 1.91%.
Foreign investors have been selling Indian shares for 10 sessions in a row.
Where things stand
 
India
NIFTY 50 22,363.35 -0.70%
BankNIFTY 54,918.00 -0.61%
India VIX (fear gauge) 15.24 +5.98%
Overnight
S&P 500 (SPY) — -0.06%
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) — -0.70%
CRUDE (USO)
+1.91%
GOLD
4,171.96
+0.06%
USD/INR
95.64
+0.04%
BTC
$82,730
-1.21%
ETH
$2,480
-2.73%
 
The S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and crude oil are measured through funds that track them, so only their daily moves are shown.
Worth reading
 
Markets · 4 min
Oil Price Today (October 13): Crude oil falls to $105 as traders assess Russian supply, Mideast attacks. What’s next?
Brent crude fell to $105/barrel as traders weighed Saudi attacks against potential Russian diesel supply following Trump's easing of US sanctions on Russian fuel.
Technology
India Food Watchdog to Tighten Grip on $80 Billion Online Market
India’s top food regulator is preparing tighter rules for quick delivery online platforms, including Blinkit, Swiggy Ltd.’s Instamart and Amazon Now, as it intensifies a nationwide…
Startups · 2 min
Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder
Meta released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full frontier models priced at $4/$20 per million tokens, comparable to GPT-6 and available via Meta Model API.
Logistics · 2 min
Walmart opens ‘next gen’ California facility to boost West Coast fulfillment
Walmart opened a 900,000-square-foot automated fulfillment center in Stockton, California, reducing its fulfillment process from 12 steps to five.
Markets · 2 min
Dollar holds near 18-month high as geopolitical risks rise
US dollar held near 18-month highs at 102.56 index as geopolitical risks and rising Treasury yields supported demand for defensive currency exposure.
 
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