Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a flat to negative note on June 18, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was hovering around 24,835 earlier this morning.
Market sentiment today may be shaped by a mix of global and domestic factors, including the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision, changes in the expiry dates of Nifty and Sensex derivatives, rising geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran, institutional fund flows, and mixed global cues.
On June 17, Indian equity markets gave up some of their previous session gains, closing lower in a volatile trade amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 81583.3 down by -212.85 points or by -0.26 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24853.4 down by -93.1 points or by -0.37 %.
On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday amid rising geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran, dampening investor sentiment.
Nikkei, after falling initially, was up 0.14 per cent, while the broader Topix rose 0.15 per cent. Kospi, too, surged 0.46 per cent. ASX200, bucking the trend, slipped 0.2 per cent.
US stocks finished with losses on Tuesday as the Israel-Iran conflict raged on for a fifth day and kept investor anxiety high, with the U.S. military moving fighter jets to the Middle East.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 299.29 points, or 0.70%, to 42,215.80, the S&P 500 lost 50.39 points, or 0.84%, to 5,982.72 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 180.12 points, or 0.91%, to 19,521.09.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Bharat Electronics Ltd. 24371681.00, Eternal Ltd. 20651969.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 18781097.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 17112867.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 16740382.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 459.50 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 103108.95 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 105198 with a total turnover of Rs. 19103.96 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1127536 with a total turnover of Rs. 73647.54 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 53754998 with a total turnover of Rs. 9986666.82 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7261842 with a total turnover of Rs. 493869.03 Crore.
The FIIs on 17/06/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 10314.98 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 724.21 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12962.44 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 445.82 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -2647.46 Crore and Rs. 278.39