27 October 2026 · 07:34 IST Pre-market edition
BEFORE THE MARKET OPENS
Here’s what matters today.
Monday’s completed Indian session and Tuesday’s fresh global cues.
Where the market may stop or turn
Highest call OI: 23,000; highest put OI: 22,500. Positioning is not guaranteed support or resistance.
Total call OI: 3,437,472 contracts; total put OI: 3,869,239 contracts. As of 26 Oct 2026 close.
Expiry analysed: 27 Oct 2026 · NSE. Call OI change: −655,580.00 contracts; put OI change: +850,919.00 contracts. Complete final exchange quantities divided by contract lot.
Watch whether Monday’s recovery broadens
Expiry-day watch
Monday’s Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher. Japan and Korea are positive this morning, while Hong Kong and Shanghai are lower. GIFT October futures were 22,672.50 at 07:32 IST, up 28 points against their own reference.
27 October 2026 · indicative/delayed source observations
Let the first 15 minutes settle
If the selected index stays above 22,875.15
Next reference: 22,997.10
If it falls below 22,509.30
Next reference: 22,265.40
Check breadth and volume. Expiry can cause sharp swings; these levels are references, not guaranteed targets.
Monday’s US close and Tuesday’s Asian readings
27 October · normal trading weekday for India, Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China
22,672.5027 Oct 2026 · 07:32 IST · 27 Oct futuresSource →
52,361.5826 Oct US close · 27 Oct 01:30 IST · checked 07:27 ISTSource →
7,676.7726 Oct US close · 27 Oct 01:30 IST · checked 07:27 ISTSource →
26,169.3826 Oct US close · 27 Oct 01:30 IST · checked 07:27 ISTSource →
63,308.0027 Oct 2026 · observed 07:32 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
3,688.0527 Oct 2026 · observed 07:32 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
23,126.0027 Oct 2026 · observed 07:32 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
5,697.6027 Oct 2026 · observed 07:32 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
4.978%27 Oct 2026 · observed 07:24–07:27 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
101.92327 Oct 2026 · observed 07:24–07:27 IST · indicative/delayed source quoteSource →
Asia, yields, dollar and energy are timestamped observations that may be delayed or indicative. Source clocks use a different timezone; observation times above are IST. GIFT change is against its own futures reference, not the cash Nifty close.
Recovery improved participation; volatility still matters
26 October completed session · checked 27 Oct 07:24 IST
Nifty +0.68%; Bank Nifty +0.15%; Sensex +0.66%.
VIX rose 1.78% despite the index recovery.
2,249 advances; 1,605 declines; 88 unchanged.
27 October expiry, final Monday OI.
More stocks advanced than declined in the NSE report universe. Domestic institutional buying exceeded foreign selling. Neither observation guarantees that the recovery continues.
What participated on 26 October?
Final NSE market activity · checked 27 Oct 07:24 IST
2,249 advancing · 1,605 declining · 88 unchanged
SECTOR LEADERS
WEAKEST SECTORS
Eleven of the twelve tracked sector families rose; Media declined. The weakest group includes small positive returns, not only declines. Breadth uses the NSE report universe.
Nifty 50: who rose and who fell
Closes: 26 Oct 2026 · checked 27 Oct 07:24 IST · weights: 16 Oct reference
Positive constituents
Negative constituents
Direction compares final 26 October closes with the preceding session. Weights retain the latest verified 16 October free-float references; no newer verified weight table was obtained. Rounded reference weights can differ from official index-provider rebalance files.
Is the Nifty expensive or reasonably priced?
Official NSE 26 October snapshot · checked 27 Oct 07:24 IST
19.18×NSE final index file
2.79×Price compared with book value
1.51%Trailing dividend yield
5.21%Calculated as 100 ÷ P/E
Valuation alone does not time the next market move. Monday is the last completed Indian session before Tuesday’s open.
How to read the first 15 minutes
Use after the 9:15 AM Indian open
22,753.20
26 October close · checked 27 Oct 07:24 IST. Compare today’s open with Monday’s final close.
Gap-up opening
Check whether the rise holds with broad participation.
Gap-down opening
Check price and volume before treating it as a trend.
First resistance to watch22,875.15
First support to watch22,509.30
Rule for readersCheck price and trading volume together
The actual opening gap is known only after the market opens.
Who bought and who sold?
26 October · combined provisional cash activity
Combined NSE, BSE and MSEI cash activity; provisional and subject to revision. Checked 27 Oct 07:06 IST. Separate from the NSE-only table.
Currency reference rates
Latest published FBIL reference; INR per stated unit
₹95.154926 Oct 2026 reading · checked 27 Oct 07:24 ISTSource →
₹106.724126 Oct 2026 reading · checked 27 Oct 07:24 ISTSource →
₹127.226926 Oct 2026 reading · checked 27 Oct 07:24 ISTSource →
₹60.5726 Oct 2026 reading · checked 27 Oct 07:24 ISTSource →
Tuesday’s fixing has not been released. The source supplies a date but no fixing clock; the IST time is verification time. Reference rates are not live dealing quotes.
Metals and energy prices
INR metals; contracts and reading times shown
₹143,150.00 / 10 g26 Oct 2026 · 23:30 IST · MCX 04DEC2026Source →
₹195,900.00 / kg26 Oct 2026 · 23:30 IST · MCX 04DEC2026Source →
₹1,386.10 / kg26 Oct 2026 · 23:30 IST · MCX 30OCT2026Source →
$109.78 / barrel27 Oct 2026 · observed 07:24–07:27 IST · indicative/delayed source quote · Jan 2027 futuresSource →
$100.88 / barrel27 Oct 2026 · observed 07:24–07:27 IST · indicative/delayed source quote · Dec 2026 futuresSource →
$3.037 / MMBtu27 Oct 2026 · observed 07:24–07:27 IST · indicative/delayed source quote · Dec 2026 futuresSource →
MCX metals show Monday’s 23:30 snapshot, checked Tuesday 07:26 IST; Tuesday’s MCX session has not opened. Energy uses the indicated contract; different expiries are not directly interchangeable.
Two issues open today; one continues
NSE equity issue list · checked 27 Oct 07:26 IST
Subscription is the source snapshot, not a final outcome. Check offer documents and deadlines; blank source figures are not inferred.
What can matter today
Tuesday, 27 October 2026 · checked 07:26 IST
27 October expiry. Each options tab uses Monday’s complete final chain for the stated contract. Expiry can bring rapid swings.
Expiry
L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Cipla, Tata Steel, Indus Towers and SBI Life have financial-results meetings scheduled today. Scheduled meetings are not completed outcomes.
Results
FDC has buyback consideration. Avalon has fund raising; Tata Capital has financial results and fund raising. Consideration is not approval.
Board
BLS Polymers and SFC Environmental open today. Sensex expiry is 29 October; it is kept separate from today’s NSE expiries.
Calendar
Tuesday’s company calendar
NSE Today board-meeting agenda · 27 Oct 07:26 IST
Read the actual order-book, execution and margin disclosures when filed.
Track reported sales mix, margins and demand commentary; no unreleased result is assumed.
Compare the filed operating performance and outlook with prior periods.
Check the completed exchange filings rather than assuming an outcome from the meeting agenda.
FDC lists buyback and results consideration. Gravita lists results and dividend. A proposal is not an approval.
Tata Capital lists results and fund raising; Avalon lists fund raising. Read any actual decision and terms after release.
Duplicate XBRL/PDF meeting notices consolidated. Yesterday’s company agendas removed. These are research items, not recommendations.
Monday’s completed-session signals
26 October close · checked 27 Oct 07:26 IST
Daily EMA50 above EMA200, previous-day EMA50 at or below EMA200. Chartink was rerun before Tuesday’s open. Sai Capital and Axtel were returned again at unchanged prior-edition quotes and are excluded from the fresh list. Full 200-session histories were not independently recalculated. This is a scanner-reported research signal, not a recommendation.
Three things to carry into Tuesday
Facts separated from possible effects
Reuters’ latest Trading Day report describes a Monday rebound supported by technology shares. This is completed US-session context; it does not guarantee an Indian rally.
Context
The Reuters report flags several major central-bank meetings and US corporate earnings this week. Market expectations are not completed policy decisions.
Watch
Monday’s final breadth was positive, but VIX rose. Today’s Nifty and Bank Nifty expiry may add short-term volatility; that is a risk to watch, not a prediction.
Possible effect
Reuters Trading Day → · 26 October report, checked 27 Oct 07:27 IST. Company items above use today’s dated exchange agenda.
What was checked for this edition
27 October 2026 pre-market edition