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August 28, 2026

Morning Brief — 28 Aug 2026

MORNING BRIEF
Markets · Logistics · Technology · Startups · Three lines worth keeping
Friday, 28 August 2026
 
Before the open
 
01 NIFTY 50 last closed at 24,090.85 (-0.48%).
02 Institutional flows: FII -298 Cr; DII +4,977 Cr.
03 Overnight US: S&P 500 (SPY) +0.66%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +1.37%.
04 Macro moves: TQQQ +4.02%; Crude (USO) +2.09%.
Where things stand
 
India
Index Close Change
NIFTY 50 24,090.85 -0.48%
BankNIFTY 57,509.95 -0.47%
India VIX 11.10 +5.01%
Overnight
Index Close Change
S&P 500 (SPY) 771.10 +0.66%
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) 721.11 +1.37%
S&P Futures 70.92 -1.05%
CRUDE (USO)
130.01
+2.09%
GOLD
4,581.96
-0.42%
USD/INR
95.55
+0.05%
TQQQ
$73.30
+4.02%
BTC
$80,057
+1.60%
ETH
$2,498
-0.06%
Leading Pharma +0.84%Healthcare +0.73%
Lagging PSU Bank -0.94%Media -0.89%
Worth reading
 
Startups
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one — brownstones, cobblestones,…
Markets
Positive Breakout: These 5 stocks cross above their 200 DMAs
As long as the stock is priced above the 200-day SMA on the daily timeframe, it is generally considered to be in an overall uptrend.
Technology
Stanford Grads’ Stock App Snags Biggest Indonesia Round in Years
Ajaib raised $270 million, Indonesia's largest tech round since 2022.
Logistics
How a New York City bill could shake up Amazon, FedEx delivery operations
New York's proposed Delivery Protection Act would require last-mile operators to meet new requirements, with opponents warning of slower deliveries and higher costs.
Also on the radar
 
Markets
IndiaFirst plans to raise Rs 250 cr in subordinated debt
IndiaFirst Life Insurance plans to raise ₹150-250 crore in subordinated debt as existing debt of ₹125 crore matures in Q4.
Three lines to think about
 
Practice Fear of failing and craving to succeed are one attachment wearing two coats.
Leverage Publish the constraint alongside the result. Work with no stated limits invites people to hunt for the hidden one.
Signal A model you cannot explain in one sentence is a model you are borrowing, not using.
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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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