Indian benchmark indices are expected to open on a mildly negative note on July 30, mirroring weak global cues. GIFT Nifty was trading around 24,276 in early trade, indicating a subdued start for the domestic markets.
In the previous session, Indian equity benchmarks witnessed a strong recovery, with the Sensex and Nifty 50 advancing nearly 1%. The rally was driven by broad-based buying across most sectors, except realty, supported by encouraging June-quarter earnings and optimism ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision, which is due later today.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 77654.6 up by 888.68 points or by 1.16 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24250.2 up by 264.85 points or by 1.1 %.
On the global front, Asian markets were trading on a mixed note as traders digested earnings reports from big technology firms. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi were trading down 2.3 per cent and 5.19 per cent, respectively.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.31 per cent.
Overnight, the blue-chip index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fell 2.19 per cent, recording the worst decline since April, 2025. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite settled 1.5 per cent and 1.74 per cent down, respectively.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 49740797.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 48984683.00, Infosys Ltd. 34400369.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 32630643.00, Wipro Ltd. 26147867.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 433.30 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 128099.99 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 78579 with a total turnover of Rs. 12724.36 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1196471 with a total turnover of Rs. 79393.04 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 39168729 with a total turnover of Rs. 6193984.95 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6052374 with a total turnover of Rs. 417189.16 Crore.
The FIIs on 29/07/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 18347.43 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 742.83 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 18911.08 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 653.70 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -563.65 Crore and Rs. 89.13