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Daily Market Report

India · before the open

Friday, 9 October 2026

Analysed as of Friday 9 October 2026, 7:30 AM IST

Before the open

The NSE has not opened yet (it opens at 09:15 IST). This report is about today's Friday 9 October 2026 session. Every figure below labelled 'Thursday' or '8 October' describes the last completed session. That is the starting point today moves from.

GIFT Nifty points to a firmer open today. But that bounce has to survive a crude-oil shock, a fresh RBI rate rise, and the heaviest foreign selling in weeks. Thursday's session already hit a new 52-week low, with 94% of Nifty 50 stocks falling.

The five things that matter

GIFT Nifty is up 0.64% over Thursday's Nifty close. That hints at a firmer open after the worst session of the year.
Thursday's fall was broad: 94% of Nifty 50 stocks fell, and the index hit a fresh 52-week low.
Crude oil near 15-month highs on Iran tensions and the RBI's first rate rise in four years are the two forces driving the market.
TCS reported 15% profit growth after Thursday's close. IT was the only sector that barely fell on Thursday.
Foreign investors sold ₹12,943 crore on Thursday while Indian institutions like mutual funds and insurers bought ₹10,703 crore. Buying from home kept the market from falling further.

Where the market stands

Nifty 50

22,231.80 (Thursday 8 October close)

-1.64%

Sensex

71,593 (Thursday 8 October close)

-1.44%

Bank Nifty

54,515.05 (Thursday 8 October close)

-0.98%

Nifty Midcap 100

57,882.50 (Thursday 8 October close)

-2.53%

Nifty Smallcap 100

19,050.10 (Thursday 8 October close)

-2.34%

India VIX

15.31

+10.26%

What could happen today

Today hinges on one question: does the overnight calm in the dollar and US bond yields hold, or do crude oil and the RBI's new rate-rise cycle keep hurting the same sectors that got hit on Thursday?

US stocks fell further after India closed. The Nasdaq had its worst day in about seven weeks as chip stocks dropped more than 3%, though the Dow inched up. Asia is mixed this morning. Japan's Nikkei is down over 0.8%, tracking the same tech weakness. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up more than 1%, going against that trend. In America, a survey of what people expect inflation to be in a year jumped to 3.9%, well above the 3.6% expected. That hotter-than-expected reading makes it harder to argue for US interest-rate cuts. Weekly unemployment claims came in slightly better than expected (197,000 versus 200,000 expected), but a separate measure of people still claiming benefits ticked up. US oil stockpiles fell far more than expected. That fits with crude's sharp rise this week on fears that fighting between the US and Iran could disrupt tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane that a huge share of the world's oil passes through. Brent crude touched nearly $106 a barrel this week before easing back to about $103.3 this morning. The US dollar index and the US 10-year bond yield both eased very slightly overnight. That is a small positive combination for money flowing into markets like India. But both are still high after days of climbing, and foreign investors had not yet turned buyers of Indian shares as of Thursday's numbers.

14:00 IST today

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks

During the session

Comments from Fed officials shift what traders expect the Fed to do with interest rates. That moves the dollar and US bond yields, and those two together decide how easily money flows into or out of markets like India.

Expected: There is no fixed consensus for a speech. But it comes right after an overnight surprise: Americans' one-year inflation expectations jumped to 3.9% against 3.6% expected, and weekly jobless claims came in a touch better than forecast.

One clue already in

The hotter-than-expected inflation-expectations survey overnight is an imperfect guide. But it raises the odds that Waller leans towards caution on interest-rate cuts rather than comfort. Markets often move more on a scheduled Fed speaker's tone than on data alone.

If higher than expected

If Waller sounds more cautious about cutting US interest rates, because inflation expectations just rose, the dollar could firm and US bond yields could tick back up. That combination usually pulls money away from emerging markets like India, adding to the pressure already on Indian shares. It would also mean the rupee stays weak. That helps dollar-earning software exporters like TCS and Infosys, but raises costs for oil and electronics importers.

If lower than expected

If Waller instead signals openness to lower interest rates despite the inflation surprise, the dollar and US yields could ease further. That combination usually makes it easier for foreign money to flow into markets like India. That would work against Thursday's foreign-investor selling and could support a rebound in the sectors hit hardest: banks, autos and metals.

What it touchesUSD/INRNifty IT (TCS, Infosys, HCLTech)Nifty Bank and Nifty AutoForeign investor flows into Indian shares

What would show this is wrong: If the dollar index and the US 10-year yield barely move after the speech, the chain described here simply did not fire this time.

17:45 IST today

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks

Gaps into next session

A Bank of England governor's words move the British pound and can feed into the broader mood around the US dollar, since currencies trade against each other. A shift in that mood touches the dollar index, one half of the pair of forces that decide flows into Indian shares.

Expected: No consensus is published for a central-bank governor's speech, so there is nothing fixed to be surprised by. The market will react to tone, not to a number.

If higher than expected

If Bailey leans towards keeping UK interest rates higher for longer, the pound could firm. That can indirectly soften the US dollar index, which, taken with where the US 10-year yield stands, would be a small positive for the kind of global confidence that supports flows into India.

If lower than expected

If Bailey instead signals openness to cutting UK interest rates sooner, the pound could soften and the dollar index could firm against it. That would add a small drag on the same flow picture.

What it touchesDollar indexRupeeBroad market risk appetite

What would show this is wrong: If the dollar index and the rupee are essentially unchanged by Monday's open, this speech did not move the chain described here.

19:30 IST today

US Michigan Consumer Sentiment, preliminary October reading

Gaps into next session

This survey is one of the most closely watched early reads on how confident American households feel about spending. A big surprise either way can quickly change what traders expect US interest rates and the dollar to do next.

Expected: Consensus is 47.6, against last month's 48.1. That is already a weak reading by historical standards, so the market expects American consumer confidence to stay low or slip a little further.

If higher than expected

A reading meaningfully better than 47.6 would suggest American consumers are holding up better than feared. That tends to support US stocks and can firm the dollar a touch. Paired with where US bond yields sit, that would be a mild negative for the kind of money that flows into markets like India.

If lower than expected

A reading meaningfully worse than 47.6 would add to worries about US consumer spending, and could revive expectations of US interest-rate cuts. A softer dollar plus the chance of lower US rates would normally help flows into India. But a very weak reading could also unsettle global markets broadly, including India's, if it stirs fresh worries about a US slowdown.

What it touchesDollar indexUS 10-year yieldBroad Indian market sentiment at Monday's open

What would show this is wrong: If the final October reading, published later in the month, revises sharply away from Friday's early number, the market's first reaction will have been to data that did not hold.

The thing that does not fit

GIFT Nifty is signalling a firmer open barely twelve hours after Nifty 50 posted its worst session of the year: a fresh 52-week low, 94% of its stocks falling, India's VIX jumping over 10%, and foreign investors selling nearly ₹13,000 crore in a single day. None of the forces that caused Thursday's fall have actually reversed overnight. The new RBI rate-hike cycle, crude near 15-month highs, and a weak rupee are all still in place; the dollar and US bond yields only eased marginally. A bounce on these terms looks more like an attempt to steady after an extreme move than a real change in the underlying picture. It would not take much, a fresh Hormuz-related headline for instance, to reopen Thursday's wounds.

Why we think that

What was published overnight

Economic figures released while the market here was shut, against what economists expected. The gap between the two is what actually moves prices.

Time	Where	What was published	Actual	Expected	Result
20:30 IST, 8 October	United States	NY Fed 1-Year Consumer Inflation Expectations This measures what ordinary Americans expect prices to do over the next year. A jump this size makes it harder for the US Federal Reserve to justify cutting interest rates soon. That can keep the dollar and US bond yields firmer than markets had hoped.	3.9%	3.6%	↑ Above expected +0.3pp vs forecast
18:00 IST, 8 October	United States	Initial Jobless Claims (week of 3 October) Fewer Americans filed for new unemployment benefits than expected. That is a sign the US jobs market is not weakening as fast as some feared. It is mildly good for US growth, but it reduces the case for quick rate cuts.	197,000	200,000	↓ Below expected -3000 vs forecast
20:00 IST, 8 October	United States	EIA Crude Oil Inventories US oil in storage fell sharply instead of rising as expected. That tighter-than-expected supply picture fits with this week's spike in oil prices on fears over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.	-3.186 million barrels	+1.900 million barrels	↓ Below expected -5.09 vs forecast
05:00 IST, 9 October	Japan	Household Spending YoY (August) Japanese household spending fell less than feared year-on-year. That is a small positive for Japan's growth picture, even as the Nikkei itself is down this morning on global tech-stock weakness.	-3.1%	-3.6%	↑ Above expected +0.5pp vs forecast

Today, hour by hour

When each thing happens

09:15 IST
NSE opens
GIFT Nifty points to a firmer open; whether that holds is the first thing to watch.
10:30 IST
Japan Economy Watchers Index
Already running close to expectations (47.0 vs 46.7 expected). A minor global data point, not an India-specific trigger.
11:30 IST
German trade data (exports, imports, trade balance)
Exports and imports both came in below what was expected. Part of the broader global growth backdrop, not a direct India trigger.
14:00 IST
US Fed Governor Waller speaks
During the Indian session — see the scenario above. Watch for tone on US interest rates after the hot overnight inflation-expectations surprise.
15:30 IST
ECB's Lane speaks; Eurogroup meetings
Lands right at the NSE close; unlikely to move today's Indian session meaningfully.
17:45 IST
Bank of England Governor Bailey speaks
After the NSE has closed — see the scenario above. Any market reaction shows up only at Monday's open.
19:30 IST
US Michigan Consumer Sentiment, preliminary October reading
After the NSE has closed — see the scenario above. Arrives as a gap at Monday's open, since the weekend follows.

The figures behind it

Key numbers

Today's move alongside the week and the year, because the same move means different things depending on what came before it.

India VIX (the market's nervousness score)

15.31

+10.26% on Thursday

Still well inside its 52-week range of 8.72 to 28.91. But a jump this size in one day is a clear sign traders are bracing for more swings, not fewer.

A rising VIX means options traders are paying up for protection. Nervousness is building, even though the absolute level is not yet extreme.

USD/INR (the rupee)

96.79

Roughly flat overnight (-0.03%), but 1.72% weaker over the past month

Within 0.2% of its 52-week high, which for this pair means the rupee is close to its weakest level in a year.

A rupee this weak raises the rupee cost of anything India buys in dollars, crude oil above all. It helps companies that earn in dollars, such as software exporters.

Brent crude

$103.30

-0.94% today, but up as high as near $106 earlier this week

Up 69.76% so far this year, after this week's spike on fears that US-Iran tension could disrupt tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

India imports most of the oil it uses, so a crude price this high raises the country's import bill. It also squeezes the margins of companies that buy crude and sell fuel at controlled prices.

US dollar index and US 10-year Treasury yield, together

DXY 102.01 (-0.10% today); US 10-year yield 5.22% (-0.06 percentage points from Wednesday)

Both eased slightly overnight

The dollar index is still up 2.99% this month and the 10-year yield remains high by historical standards.

Both easing together is a mild positive for money flowing into markets like India, but from an already high starting point. It does not undo the pressure that built up through this week's rise in both.

India's 10-year government bond yield

7.262%

Nudged up

Tracking firmer global yields and the RBI's new rate-rise cycle.

Higher government borrowing costs tend to filter through to loan rates across the economy. That works against heavily indebted companies and rate-sensitive sectors like autos and real estate.

What drove it

Risk off

Note: Sellers were firmly in charge on Thursday. Every one of the 14 sector indices in this pack fell, 94% of Nifty 50 stocks declined, and the fear gauge jumped over 10% on the same day the index made a fresh 52-week low. The most likely reason is two outside forces landing together, not any single company's news: the RBI's first interest-rate rise in roughly four years, and a crude-oil spike on US-Iran tension. Foreign investors sold nearly ₹13,000 crore while Indian institutions bought over ₹10,700 crore. So domestic money cushioned the fall rather than reversed it. This sets up a MACRO_DRIVEN session: the forces that matter today are global (oil, the dollar, US yields, a Fed speaker) and domestic policy (the new RBI rate-hike cycle), rather than company-specific news. For the mood to flip, either crude would need to ease convincingly, or foreign investors would need to turn net buyers again. Neither had happened as of Thursday's numbers, even though GIFT Nifty is hinting at a steadier open this morning.

The wider picture

Currency, crude, bond yields, institutional flows, sector moves and the day's events — the full reference detail behind everything above.

In focus

What to keep an eye on

Picked from the day's own signals — exchange filings, results, policy moves and unusual trading. Each one lists the trigger that put it here.

The day's lead stories

Tata Consultancy ServicesTCS

Information Technology

Lead story

₹2,076.00 (Thursday 8 October close, before today's results reaction)

Unchanged on the day (results filed after close)

Why it is in focus: TCS filed its Q2 FY27 results after Thursday's close. Consolidated net profit rose 15% year-on-year to about ₹13,884 crore on revenue up 11% to about ₹73,188 crore, with a 24% operating margin. It also declared a second interim dividend of ₹12 per share (record date 14 October, paid 30 October). The market has not traded on this yet. It is the single strongest news-based trigger in this report.

What to watch for: Management commentary on client budgets and the deal pipeline, due alongside the results; the dividend record date of 14 October; and whether Nasdaq's tech weakness persists into next week.
What could move it: The strong profit growth and dividend should work in the stock's favour, especially combined with the extra boost the weak rupee gives to dollar earnings. Working against it: the broader market mood is firmly risk-off, which can cap even good news. The Nasdaq's sharp fall overnight, led by chip stocks, also raises the question of whether nervousness about technology stocks globally could spill into how IT services names are treated today, regardless of TCS's own numbers.
Link to big picture: TCS's sector, Nifty IT, was the only one of 14 sector indices that barely fell on Thursday (-0.08%), while almost everything else dropped sharply. Two forces line up to explain that strength: a weak rupee (96.79, near a 52-week low) converts TCS's dollar revenue into more rupees, and today's results reaction arrives into a sector that was already the market's safest corner yesterday.

ITC

FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods)

Lead story

₹255.00 (Thursday 8 October close)

-4.03% on Thursday on turnover of about ₹1,379 crore

Why it is in focus: Overnight reporting confirmed GQG Partners sold a 2.91% stake in ITC worth about ₹9,395 crore in a block deal, with mutual funds among the buyers. ITC fell 4.03% on Thursday on the heaviest turnover (about ₹1,379 crore) of any widely-held name in this pack's turnover table, and touched a fresh 52-week low the same day.

What to watch for: Any further stake-sale disclosures from large shareholders, and ITC's own Q2 results and commentary on rural FMCG demand, not yet dated in this pack.
What could move it: The stock could come under renewed pressure if other large holders follow GQG's lead and reduce their stakes, especially while the broader market is already nervous. Working the other way: the shares are statistically cheap for the business's profitability, carry a high dividend yield, and domestic mutual funds already absorbed this particular block. If no further large sales emerge, the drag from this one event should fade over the following sessions.
Link to big picture: ITC's fall came inside a broader FMCG sector decline (-2.02%, among Thursday's worst-performing sectors) and the market-wide sell-off. The stock moved with its sector and the wider index, not against it. But the size of the move was amplified by a specific, identifiable seller, not general market weakness alone.

One97 Communications (Paytm)PAYTM

Financial Technology

Lead story

₹1,641.50

-5.23% on Thursday, on the heaviest turnover of any stock in this pack's turnover table (₹2,825.8 crore)

Why it is in focus: Paytm was the single most heavily traded stock in this pack by money value on Thursday (about ₹2,826 crore of turnover), falling 5.23%. That followed reports that the UPI merchant discount rate, a fee merchants pay on digital payments, is likely to be pushed back to 1 January 2027 from the earlier 15 October date. MobiKwik and Pine Labs fell on the same news.

What to watch for: Any official RBI or National Payments Corporation of India communication on the merchant discount rate timeline.
What could move it: Clarity from the regulator confirming or denying the delay, or a revised start date, would be the main swing factor either way. Until an official notification lands, the stock is likely to keep trading on reports and rumour rather than fact.
Link to big picture: This is a stock-specific, policy-driven trigger, not a move with the broader market. It happened inside a session where almost everything fell, but for a distinct reason tied to payments regulation rather than crude, rates or the rupee.

Also moving

Worth knowing about, but not what the session turns on.

Bharat Petroleum CorporationBPCL

Oil Marketing (Energy)

₹286.25 (Thursday close)

Why it is in focus: Overnight reporting flagged oil marketing companies sinking as much as 5% on Thursday as Brent crude spiked toward $106 a barrel on US-Iran tension. BPCL is the clearest large, well-known listed name in this group, and Nifty Oil & Gas and Nifty Energy were both among the worst-performing sectors (-2.52% and -2.82%).

Oil & Natural Gas CorporationONGC

Oil & Gas Exploration (Energy)

₹219.80 (Thursday close)

Why it is in focus: ONGC sits on the opposite end of the same crude-oil chain as BPCL. As an upstream producer, a higher crude price should directly raise what it earns per barrel sold. That makes it a useful counterpoint, even though its shares fell with the broader energy-sector sell-off on Thursday.

JSW SteelJSWSTEEL

Metals

₹1,175.20 (Thursday close)

Why it is in focus: JSW Steel filed a press release overnight reporting consolidated crude steel production of 7.27 million tonnes for Q2 FY27, inside a session where Nifty Metal was the single worst-performing sector in this pack, down 3.55%.

VedantaVEDL

Metals & Mining

Not in this pack's equity lookup table

Why it is in focus: Vedanta announced its first dividend since its demerger, ₹5 per share, a total payout of about ₹1,955 crore, with a 14 October record date, overnight. Notably, the stock still fell around 2% on Thursday despite the announcement, which itself says something about the mood investors are in.

Adani EnterprisesADANIENT

Diversified / Infrastructure

₹2,596.00 (Thursday close)

-5.36% on turnover of about ₹1,145.5 crore

Why it is in focus: Adani Enterprises fell 5.36% on heavy turnover (about ₹1,146 crore) on Thursday, inside the same overnight reporting in which GQG Partners disclosed it has trimmed its exposure to several Adani Group companies through the year, alongside its ITC stake sale.

Adani Green EnergyADANIGREEN

Renewable Energy

₹1,235.70 (Thursday close)

-7.88% on turnover of about ₹931.7 crore

Why it is in focus: Adani Green was the sharpest mover among the heavily-traded names in this pack, down 7.88% on turnover of about ₹932 crore, the largest percentage fall of any liquid, widely-held stock in the turnover table.

KEC InternationalKECINTL

Power Transmission / Engineering

Not in this pack's equity lookup table

Why it is in focus: KEC International disclosed overnight that it won new orders worth ₹1,030 crore, a positive, company-specific trigger landing inside an otherwise sharply negative session.

Poonawalla FincorpPOONAWALLA

Non-Bank Financial Company (NBFC)

Not in this pack's equity lookup table

Why it is in focus: Poonawalla Fincorp's board meets today to approve Q2 FY27 results, the same day as Can Fin Homes, a housing financier. Both land squarely inside the new RBI rate-hike cycle, which raises funding costs for lenders of this kind.

Words explained

India vix: A score, built from options prices, of how much ups and downs traders expect in Indian shares over the next month. Often called the market's fear gauge.
Gift nifty: A futures contract on the Nifty 50 that trades at GIFT City even after the regular Indian market closes. It is the closest thing to a live read on where India is likely to open.
Brent crude: The international benchmark price for crude oil, used to price most of the oil India imports.
Strait of hormuz: A narrow sea passage between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which a large share of the world's oil shipments travel. Any disruption there tends to push oil prices up.
Dollar index (dxy): A single score measuring the US dollar's strength against a basket of major foreign currencies.
Merchant discount rate (mdr): A fee charged to merchants for accepting digital payments, which has so far not applied to UPI transactions in India.
P/e (price-to-earnings ratio): Share price divided by yearly profit per share. It shows how many years of current profit the share price represents.

This report is an educational explanation of market data for the requested date and time. It is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Markets can move against any view, including this one.