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Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a negative note on January 8, tracking weak cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading lower around 26,187.50. The cautious sentiment follows the benchmarks extending their decline for a third consecutive session on January 7, with Nifty slipping below 26,150 amid heightened volatility. Markets remained under pressure due to rising geopolitical concerns, continued FII selling, and weak trends across Asian markets.

On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 84961.14 down by -102.2 points or by -0.12 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26140.75 down by -37.95 points or by -0.14 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Thursday, tracking an overnight decline on Wall Street amid elevated geopolitical tensions and comments from the US President, who said he would not allow defence companies to pay dividends or undertake share buybacks until concerns related to executive compensation and production issues are addressed.

In early trade, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.46%, South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.12%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.21%. Meanwhile, US equity futures were largely flat during Asian hours.

Overnight, US markets ended mostly lower, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping a three-day winning streak, closing down 0.3% and 0.6%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend, edging up nearly 0.2%, supported by strong gains in Alphabet shares, which briefly surpassed Apple in market capitalisation for the first time since 2019.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 52884712.00, Eternal Ltd. 38184312.00, ITC Ltd. 29440734.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 20416851.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 18231588.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 446.28 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 106463.18 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 92585 with a total turnover of Rs. 16038.87 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1346450 with a total turnover of Rs. 92812.03 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 69517476 with a total turnover of Rs. 11877251.91 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7593203 with a total turnover of Rs. 540272.84 Crore.

The FIIs on 07/01/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 15512.33 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1544.47 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 15528.77 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 1678.26 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -16.44 Crore and Rs. -133.79