Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat on March 28, following cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 23,753 earlier this morning.
Strong foreign institutional investor (FII) buying in the previous session, along with mixed global signals and uncertainty surrounding Trump tariffs, could influence the performance of Nifty 50 and Sensex on the final trading day of the financial year 2025 (FY25).
On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 77606.43 up by 317.93 points or by 0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23591.95 up by 105.1 points or by 0.45 %.
On the global front, Asian shares dropped Friday, mirroring US equities, as concerns about the upcoming ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and a widening trade war overshadowed data showing the US economy grew faster than estimated.
The S&P 500 ended lower on Thursday, as investors grappled with U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest trade tariff announcement that hit shares of General Motors and Ford.
The S&P 500 declined 0.33% to end the session at 5,693.31 points.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.53% to 17,804.03 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.37% to 42299.70 points.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Zomato Ltd. 400414753.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 188868886.00, NTPC Ltd. 37930538.00, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 37203166.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 34238666.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 616.54 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 149836.56 Crore.On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 263016 with a total turnover of Rs. 44255.00 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 4298731 with a total turnover of Rs. 247519.60 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 323515875 with a total turnover of Rs. 53958234.42 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5760063 with a total turnover of Rs. 350595.08 Crore.
The FIIs on 27/03/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 14453.03 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 619.72 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 11995.12 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 1680.17 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 2457.91 Crore and Rs. -1060.45