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Morning Brief
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| Thursday, 15 October 2026 |
| Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · One line worth keeping |
| Indian shares fell 0.44% as foreign investors sold ₹1,857 crore. US stocks fell overnight. Top story: South Korea triggers 'sidecar' trading halt, KOSPI slumps over 7%. |
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Before the open
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India's NIFTY 50 fell 0.44%, closing at 22,622.70. |
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Foreign investors (FIIs) sold ₹1,857 crore of Indian shares; domestic institutions (DIIs) bought ₹2,670 crore. |
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In the US overnight, the S&P 500 fell 1.08% and the Nasdaq 100 fell 1.97%. |
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Elsewhere, Ether fell 5.42% and Bitcoin fell 2.83%. |
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Foreign investors have been selling Indian shares for 10 sessions in a row. |
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Where things stand
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India |
| NIFTY 50 |
22,622.70 |
-0.44% |
| BankNIFTY |
55,316.00 |
-0.30% |
| India VIX (fear gauge) |
14.60 |
+3.40% |
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Overnight |
| S&P 500 (SPY) |
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-1.08% |
| Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) |
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-1.97% |
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CRUDE (USO)
+0.31%
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GOLD
4,143.03
+1.01%
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USD/INR
95.05
-0.08%
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BTC
$80,962
-2.83%
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ETH
$2,371
-5.42%
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| 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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Worth reading
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Markets · 1 min
KOSPI fell 7.49% and triggered a sell-side trading halt as chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped over 9%, marking the seventh consecutive session of losses.
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Technology
The International Monetary Fund expects economic growth in the Asia-Pacific to slow this year and next, warning that rising energy prices and any pullback in the artificial-intelligence…
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Startups · 2 min
Ricursive Intelligence is developing AI to automate chip design, aiming to improve efficiency across bandwidth, wafers, and fab utilization rather than expanding data center capacity.
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Logistics · 2 min
UPS' Happy Returns, a box- and label-free returns service, is now integrated into TikTok Shop with 10,000 drop-off locations, allowing retailers like Everlane and Pacsun to offer the service.
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Markets · 2 min
The dollar retreated from an 18-month high as Fed officials signaled caution on rate hikes despite hot inflation data, with core CPI rising 0.3% versus 0.2% expected.
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Udit Kakar · Morning Brief · Research, not investment advice |