Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open on a muted note today, tracking mixed global cues. The GIFT Nifty was trading around 24,962.50, indicating a subdued start for domestic equities.
Investor sentiment may remain cautious as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued to offload Indian equities, selling $2.7 billion worth of shares in September — the third straight month of outflows. This trend has put 2025 on course for record foreign selling, according to data from the National Securities Depository (NSDL)
On the economic front, Indian will release HSBC Composite and Services PMI Final figures today.
On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 81207.17 up by 223.86 points or by 0.28 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24894.25 up by 57.95 points or by 0.23 %.
On the global front, Japan’s Nikkei surged more than 4 per cent to a record high after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, paving the way for her to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Markets in China and South Korea were shut for holidays.
In the US, Wall Street ended mixed on Friday as investors looked past shutdown concerns, with lawmakers again failing to agree on funding to keep the government open. The shutdown also postponed key economic releases, including the September jobs report that had been slated for Friday.
At close, S&P 500 was up 0.01 per cent, Dow Jones was up 0.51 per cent, while Nasdaq was down 0.28 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 55172705.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 27786917.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 26658296.00, Eternal Ltd. 25648590.00, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 19597461.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 425.16 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 112827.66 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 89163 with a total turnover of Rs. 16836.95 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1061570 with a total turnover of Rs. 75227.75 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 101953245 with a total turnover of Rs. 19031853.03 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 4782987 with a total turnover of Rs. 350496.62 Crore.
The FIIs on 03/10/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 14430.59 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 437.21 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 14246.93 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 346.63 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 183.66 Crore and Rs. 90.58