Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a weak note today, March 12, following negative cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around the 23,800 level earlier this morning.
The domestic market faced renewed selling pressure in the previous session on March 11. After witnessing a sharp rebound earlier, the Nifty 50 slipped below the 23,850 mark during intraday trade, as broad-based selling was seen across most sectors.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 76863.71 down by -1342.27 points or by -1.72 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23866.85 down by -394.75 points or by -1.63 %.
On the global front, most markets across the Asia-Pacific declined in early trade on Thursday as Brent crude rose toward the $100-per-barrel mark. Traders feared that the intensifying US-Iran war may continue to pose a supply disruption risk.
South Korea’s Kospi was trading flat, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined over 1 per cent. China’s CSI 300 was down 0.09 per cent.
Overnight, most US indices ended with losses despite data showing that inflation slowed in February. This suggests that investors fear price pressure in the near future if the US-Iran conflict persists.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended 0.61 per cent and 0.08 per cent down, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.08 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 42261076.00, Eternal Ltd. 34327861.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 34207226.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 29991868.00, Wipro Ltd. 29199002.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 434.26 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 110325.31 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 211678 with a total turnover of Rs. 33960.66 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1264363 with a total turnover of Rs. 82765.21 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 51873220 with a total turnover of Rs. 8218829.79 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6327836 with a total turnover of Rs. 433151.15 Crore.
The FIIs on 11/03/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 13946.00 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 149.77 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 19445.83 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 1398.90 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -5499.83 Crore and Rs. -1249.13