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Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a strong note on January 5, supported by positive cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading higher around 26,534.

The domestic equity markets ended the previous session (January 2) firmly in the green, with the Nifty scaling a fresh all-time high of 26,340 during intraday trade, driven by broad-based buying across sectors, except FMCG.

On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 85762.01 up by 573.41 points or by 0.67 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26328.55 up by 182 points or by 0.7 %.

On the global front, Markets in Asia-Pacific opened the first full trading week of 2026 on a stronger footing after the US announced it had attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.26 per cent in its first trading session of the year, while South Korea’s Kospi index climbed 2.19 per cent to a record high of 4,420.92. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was trading flat.

Earlier, on Friday, January 2, Wall Street ended the session on a mixed note. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.19 per cent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.66 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.03 per cent. Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – ITC Ltd. 118790358.00, Coal India Ltd. 35090129.00, NTPC Ltd. 23128940.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 23006840.00, Eternal Ltd. 13624798.00,

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 105823 with a total turnover of Rs. 18378.95 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1259988 with a total turnover of Rs. 86439.18 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 92166499 with a total turnover of Rs. 15748577.37 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6852649 with a total turnover of Rs. 482810.58 Crore.

The FIIs on 02/01/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 1332.44 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 77.29 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 4371.96 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 204.18 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -3039.52 Crore and Rs. -126.89