The Morning Tape

The Morning Tape — 28 Aug 2026

What the market is actually doing, as data. Never advice.

Global setup

MarketLastChange
S&P 5007,730.99▲ +0.72%
Nasdaq26,541.35▲ +1.57%
Nikkei 22566,682.88▲ +0.83%
Hang Seng25,597.22▲ +0.12%
USD/INR95.53▲ +0.10%
Brent88.36▼ -1.49%

Index structure (yesterday's close read)

NIFTY — closed 24,090.8 (2026-08-27), regime TESTING, heaviest strike 24,100.

  • Gamma walls: 24,200 (Γ·OI 26,282), 24,100 (Γ·OI 14,688), 24,300 (Γ·OI 14,579)
  • Vacuum zones: below 23,700–23,750; below 23,850–23,850; below 23,950–23,950

SENSEX — closed 76,933.6 (2026-08-27), regime PINNED, heaviest strike 76,900.

  • Gamma walls: 76,900 (Γ·OI 33,521), 77,000 (Γ·OI 13,179), 76,800 (Γ·OI 2,097)
  • Vacuum zones: below 76,500–76,800; above 77,100–77,400

Institutional cash flow (2026-08-27)

  • FII/FPI ▼ ₹298 cr
  • DII ▲ ₹4,977 cr
  • 5-day cumulative: FII ▲ ₹2,437 cr · DII ▲ ₹16,250 cr
DateFII ₹crDII ₹cr
2026-08-27-298+4,977
2026-08-26+503+6,425
2026-08-25+1,594+230
2026-08-24+1,182+2,493
2026-08-21-543+2,124

NSE provisional cash-market figures. Sign convention: positive = net buying. Data, not recommendations.

Overnight positioning (2026-08-27)

SymbolReadΔOIΔPxStreakRVOLIntraday30d range
LICHSGFINlong-buildup+11.5%+2.12%3d2.95×bought intraday (+2.1%)72%
TATAPOWERshort-buildup+6.5%-3.30%3d4.07×sold intraday (-3.3%)0%
GVT&Dlong-buildup+5.7%+1.56%2d1.76×bought intraday (+1.6%)97%
HDFCAMCshort-buildup+8.9%-3.48%1d2.61×sold intraday (-3.5%)42%
NYKAAlong-unwinding-7.9%-0.59%1d0.21×sold intraday (-0.6%)79%
DMARTshort-covering-7.0%+0.54%1d0.79×bought intraday (+0.5%)8%
RVNLshort-buildup+7.0%-2.43%1d1.11×sold intraday (-2.4%)0%
PAYTMlong-unwinding-6.5%-2.16%1d0.65×sold intraday (-2.2%)90%
ADANIPOWERlong-buildup+5.9%+3.76%1d4.61×bought intraday (+3.8%)100%
HINDZINClong-unwinding-5.9%-2.62%1d0.66×sold intraday (-2.6%)82%
KOTAKBANKlong-buildup+4.7%+1.80%1d3.17×bought intraday (+1.8%)100%
ADANIENTshort-covering-4.6%+1.83%1d1.52×bought intraday (+1.8%)100%

Quiet builds (2-day cumulative)

SymbolReadΔOI 2dΔPx 2dIntraday
PREMIERENEquiet short-buildup+35.3%-3.47%sold intraday (-0.5%)
VBLquiet short-buildup+16.8%-4.39%sold intraday (-0.6%)
ICICIGIquiet short-buildup+12.9%-1.73%sold intraday (-0.6%)
SAILquiet long-buildup+8.6%+4.56%sold intraday (-1.0%)
LICIquiet short-buildup+7.0%-2.37%sold intraday (-0.3%)
VEDLquiet long-buildup+6.8%+2.18%sold intraday (-1.9%)
ZYDUSLIFEquiet long-buildup+6.8%+5.75%bought intraday (+3.4%)
CDSLquiet long-buildup+6.6%+1.15%sold intraday (-1.6%)

Slow builds under the daily gate — positioning facts, resolution pending.

Criteria: |dOI|>=3.0% and |dPx|>=0.5% day-over-day; dOI = TOTAL futures OI (near+next series) net of the daily cross-sectional median, so reads are market-relative and roll-neutral; streak = consecutive sessions same read; RVOL vs 20d avg volume; range_pos = close within 30d low-high; intraday = open-to-close body vs overnight gap. Watch list = 2-day cumulative OI build >=4% that stayed under the daily gate. Data, not recommendations.

Events today (2026-08-28)

  • Ex-date today (15): ADSL (dividend ₹1.5), CANTABIL (dividend), CORALFINAC (dividend), DYNAMATECH (dividend ₹5), GAEL (dividend), GUFICBIO (dividend), MCX (dividend ₹8), NBCC (dividend), POLYMED (dividend ₹3.5), ROHLTD (dividend ₹2.5), VARDHACRLC (dividend ₹1.5), VHL (dividend ₹5) …

Event dates as published by NSE. Names on this list can move on news rather than positioning — our reads carry no event view.

Five headlines that matter

  • Oil Price Today (August 28): Crude oil falls over 5% this week despite Trump rejecting terms of Iran deal. What are experts saying? · ET
  • ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to focus on growing absolute VNB amid slump in FY24 · Moneycontrol
  • Is stock market open today? Or NSE, BSE closed for Raksha Bandhan 2026? Check exchange holiday calendar · Mint
  • Positive opening seen amid lacklustre mood in Indian stocks · BusinessLine
  • On F&O expiry day, sensex sees wild swings during Closing Auction Session · TOI

4 wire headline(s) withheld — advisory or recommendation language.


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