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MORNING BRIEF
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · Three lines worth keeping
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
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Before the open
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NIFTY 50 last closed at 24,334.55 (+0.48%). |
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Institutional flows: FII +1,594 Cr; DII +230 Cr. |
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Overnight US: S&P 500 (SPY) +0.32%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +0.62%. |
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Macro moves: Crude (USO) -4.58%; BTC -2.19%. |
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Where things stand
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India
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| NIFTY 50 |
24,334.55 |
+0.48% |
| BankNIFTY |
57,514.20 |
-0.02% |
| India VIX |
11.13 |
-3.47% |
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Overnight
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| Index |
Close |
Change |
| S&P 500 (SPY) |
765.91 |
+0.32% |
| Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) |
710.72 |
+0.62% |
| S&P Futures |
71.03 |
-0.31% |
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CRUDE (USO)
126.15
-4.58%
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GOLD
4,660.04
+0.03%
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USD/INR
95.23
+0.08%
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TQQQ
$70.27
+1.83%
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BTC
$78,901
-2.19%
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ETH
$2,460
-2.04%
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| Leading |
Healthcare
+1.09%Consumer
+0.93%
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| Lagging |
Metal
-0.07%Realty
+0.08%
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Worth reading
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Markets
Retail investors can bid between 9:15 am and 3:30 pm today at Rs 514 floor price, representing 3% stake plus 3% green shoe option.
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Technology
AI could lower the price of routine IT projects by as much as 25%, the head of India’s Hexaware Technologies Ltd. said, highlighting the impact the technology will have on a sector known…
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Startups
Generalist robotics startup reached $3 billion valuation after raising $200 million led by 8VC, extending its Series B round to $600 million total.
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Logistics
USPS will impose 6% average rate increase on Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and other services from October 4 through January 17, 2026.
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Also on the radar
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Markets
Dollar held in narrow range as investors awaited U.S. PCE inflation data and Jackson Hole symposium, with Middle East de-escalation supporting risk sentiment.
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Three lines to think about
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| Practice |
A gift given in expectation of return is a trade. Call trades trades. |
| Leverage |
The quiet one in the room is usually the one who needs convincing. |
| Signal |
Notes you cannot retrieve are notes you did not take. |
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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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