Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open on a flat note today, with early cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading slightly lower around 25,892. Mixed global signals are likely to keep market sentiment subdued at the start of Tuesday’s trade.
On Monday, the indices closed marginally higher in a rangebound session, as large-cap stocks underperformed while the midcap index continued its momentum and touched a fresh 52-week high.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 83978.49 up by 39.78 points or by 0.05 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25763.35 up by 41.25 points or by 0.16 %.
On the global front, investors are awaiting trade data from the US and the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy decision.
Markets across Asia-Pacific mostly saw declines on Tuesday, moving in the opposite direction of Wall Street's tech-driven gains. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.36 per cent, as investors awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy decision. Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.39 per cent, while South Korea's Kospi fell 0.32 per cent.
Overnight in the US, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.46 per cent, and the broader S&P 500 edged up by 0.17 per cent. The rally was fueled by a 4 per cent jump in Amazon shares, sparked by its $38 billion deal with OpenAI, which will deploy hundreds of thousands of Nvidia's graphics processing units. Nvidia also saw a 2 per cent rise after securing export licenses to ship its chips to the United Arab Emirates.
In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, slipping 0.48 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 33549131.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 27222212.00, Shriram Finance Ltd. 26222030.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 16652212.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 16607180.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 555.63 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 99211.02 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 96361 with a total turnover of Rs. 18890.63 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1190055 with a total turnover of Rs. 82224.45 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 131245402 with a total turnover of Rs. 25462487.01 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5486172 with a total turnover of Rs. 398729.90 Crore.
The FIIs on 03/11/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 11949.06 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 197.90 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 19535.81 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 326.22 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -7586.75 Crore and Rs. -128.32