Indian benchmark indices are likely to open on a negative note on October 1, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 22,631.50 in early trade.
The domestic market remained under pressure on September 30, with the Sensex and Nifty failing to sustain intraday gains and closing marginally lower. The decline marked the third consecutive session of losses, keeping investor sentiment cautious ahead of today’s trading session.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 72480.29 down by -48.78 points or by -0.07 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22620.45 down by -95.75 points or by -0.42 %.
On the global front, most Asia-Pacific markets declined in early deals on Thursday as investors weighed the inflation outlook. South Korea’s Kospi and Australia’s S&P ASX 200 fell 0.18 per cent and 1.24 per cent, respectively.
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 settled 0.86 per cent and 0.25 per cent lower, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 0.24 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 39365496.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 32537029.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 32381754.00, Eternal Ltd. 28850208.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 16376789.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 504.75 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 126128.84 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 96402 with a total turnover of Rs. 14818.22 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 843817 with a total turnover of Rs. 54910.50 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 64531717 with a total turnover of Rs. 9627708.88 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 4934337 with a total turnover of Rs. 334910.59 Crore.
The FIIs on 30/09/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 24136.43 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 335.65 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 34334.68 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 711.94 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -10198.25 Crore and Rs. -376.29