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MORNING BRIEF
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · Three lines worth keeping
Friday, 21 August 2026
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Before the open
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NIFTY 50 last closed at 24,231.85 (+0.64%). |
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Institutional flows: FII -583 Cr; DII +3,538 Cr. |
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Overnight US: S&P 500 (SPY) -0.84%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) -0.72%. |
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Macro moves: BTC +7.25%; ETH +4.20%. |
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Where things stand
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India
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| NIFTY 50 |
24,231.85 |
+0.64% |
| BankNIFTY |
57,495.90 |
+0.45% |
| India VIX |
10.58 |
-6.54% |
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Overnight
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| S&P 500 (SPY) |
762.60 |
-0.84% |
| Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) |
710.93 |
-0.72% |
| S&P Futures |
72.15 |
+0.22% |
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CRUDE (USO)
134.54
+2.77%
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GOLD
4,525.79
+0.14%
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USD/INR
95.73
-0.02%
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TQQQ
$70.48
-2.19%
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BTC
$74,604
+7.25%
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ETH
$2,358
+4.20%
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| Leading |
Media
+2.13%Realty
+1.41%
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| Lagging |
PSU Bank
-0.01%Oil & Gas
+0.01%
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Worth reading
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Markets
Augmont Enterprises plans to raise ₹620 crore fresh and ₹205 crore through offer for sale; over 90% revenue concentrated in SPOT platform, and company recorded ₹42 crore operating cash flow deficit in FY26 despite…
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Startups
Nevada Transportation Authority approved permits for Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis combined over next 12 months, though Tesla's chief engineer acknowledged the company unlikely to reach its…
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Technology
Alibaba's profit fell over 75% after increasing quarterly capital spending to nearly $10 billion for AI investments.
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Logistics
Kimberly-Clark launched a pilot facility in Arizona to test hesperaloe plant fiber as a sustainable alternative to reduce forest fiber sourcing costs and volatility.
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Also on the radar
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Markets
The 5-year government bond yield rose 15-17 basis points to 6.52% after RBI prematurely closed its FCNR(B) scheme, prompting treasury heads to consider buying at these levels.
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Three lines to think about
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| Practice |
Change is the only standing condition. Grief for what has passed spends attention the present needs. |
| Leverage |
Settle the ledger of favours before you need something, not after. |
| Signal |
Open with the decision, not the reasoning. Anyone who wants the reasoning will keep reading; nobody reads to find the point. |
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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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