Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on March 26, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 23,760 earlier this morning.
Investors are likely to maintain the positive momentum in Indian stock markets, supported by gains in global markets amid expectations of a more lenient approach to the trade tariffs set to be introduced by the US administration on April 2.
On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 78017.19 up by 32.81 points or by 0.04 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23668.65 up by 10.3 points or by 0.04 %.
On the global front, Asian stocks posted modest gains in early trading Wednesday as investors search for a clear direction amid weaker US consumer confidence and a late rally in US equities.
Wall Street stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with Apple rising and Nvidia dipping as investors assessed consumer sentiment data and bet on a more flexible trade policy stance from the Trump administration next week.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.16% to end the session at 5,776.65 points. The Nasdaq gained 0.46% to 18,271.86 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.01% to 42,587.50 points.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 28467187.00, NTPC Ltd. 23189083.00, ITC Ltd. 20338110.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 19550708.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 19364944.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 394.26 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 108835.63 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 305530 with a total turnover of Rs. 51403.82 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 5050166 with a total turnover of Rs. 307608.18 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 94856644 with a total turnover of Rs. 16345517.02 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 11226628 with a total turnover of Rs. 723359.89 Crore.
The FIIs on 25/03/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 18530.06 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 864.17 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12324.56 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 729.85 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 6205.50 Crore and Rs. 134.32