Indian equity indices are expected to open with a positive bias on January 1, supported by cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading slightly higher at around 26,341.50.
The domestic markets ended the final trading session of 2025—the first day of the January series—on a strong footing, with the Nifty decisively closing above the 26,100 mark. The rally was broad-based, led by gains in metal, PSU bank, and oil & gas stocks, while the IT sector underperformed.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 85220.6 up by 545.52 points or by 0.64 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26129.6 up by 190.75 points or by 0.74 %.
On the global front, most major stock markets in Asia will be closed on account of the new year on Thursday. On Wall Street, benchmark indices ended lower but logged double-digit gains for three consecutive years, their longest winning streak since 2021. The S&P500 and Nasdaq indices closed 0.74 per cent and 0.76 per cent lower, respectively.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 50897201.00, Eternal Ltd. 21964083.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 11514802.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 10963454.00, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. 10439184.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 766.07 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 100695.76 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 120332 with a total turnover of Rs. 20777.13 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1077741 with a total turnover of Rs. 80529.09 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 61317389 with a total turnover of Rs. 10440576.89 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 4753992 with a total turnover of Rs. 350489.42 Crore.
The FIIs on 31/12/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 15917.06 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 752.30 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 19504.16 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 121.00 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -3587.10 Crore and Rs. 631.30