Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Indian Markets Eye Positive Start as Treasury Yields Retreat
Indian stock markets may open higher because a market indicator called GIFT Nifty increased.
Several Asian markets also rose after US government bond yields fell.
US stocks ended Wednesday slightly higher.
The US Treasury plans to buy back more long-term bonds to help calm the bond market.
Oil prices remain high, with Brent crude above $90 per barrel.
Gold and silver prices also increased.
Foreign and domestic institutional investors both bought Indian shares on August 19.
However, the market still faces mixed signals because oil is expensive and US futures were flat.
GIFT Nifty rose 115 points, or 0.48%, signaling a positive start for Indian markets.
Asian markets gained after US Treasury yields retreated from multi-year highs, led by a 4.48% rise in South Korea’s Kospi.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones all closed higher on Wednesday.
The 30-year US Treasury yield fell to 5.184% after exceeding 5.33%, while the 10-year yield declined to 4.637%.
Foreign investors bought shares worth Rs 407.99 crore, while domestic institutions bought Rs 3,973.72 crore on August 19.
- Who
- Indian stock-market participants, global investors, the United States Treasury Department, and institutional investors.
- What
- Global and domestic market indicators pointed to a potentially positive opening for Indian equities on August 20, 2026.
- When
- The outlook was reported for August 20, 2026, using market data from August 19 and Wednesday’s US session.
- Where
- Indian markets, Asian markets, the United States, and global commodity markets.
- Why
- US Treasury yields retreated after the Treasury announced larger buybacks of long-term bonds, supporting Asian and US equities, while high crude prices remained a risk.
- GIFT Nifty
- Up 115 points, or 0.48%, signaling a positive Indian-market opening.
- Previous Nifty 50 close
- 24,078, down 0.32% on Wednesday.
- Previous BSE Sensex close
- 76,909, down 0.42% on Wednesday.
- Asian market leaders
- The Kospi rose 4.48%; Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.07%.
- US Treasury yields
- The 30-year yield fell to 5.184%, and the 10-year yield declined to 4.637%.
- Crude oil
- Brent crude traded at $91.93 per barrel, while WTI traded at $85.81.
- Institutional flows
- FIIs bought Rs 407.99 crore and DIIs bought Rs 3,973.72 crore on August 19.