Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a strong note on April 25, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 24,535 earlier this morning.
On April 24, the indices ended their seven-day winning streak with modest losses, as the Nifty 50 slipped below the 24,300 mark due to broad-based selling, except in the metal and pharma sectors.
Multiple factors are poised to influence market sentiment today, including India's potential response to the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, ongoing trade deal discussions with the US amid tariff threats, and global market movements. Investors will also closely watch foreign institutional investor (FII) activity and quarterly earnings announcements from major companies like Reliance Industries and Maruti Suzuki.
On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 79801.43 down by -315.06 points or by -0.39 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24246.7 down by -82.25 points or by -0.34 %.
On the global front, Asian shares rose at the open Friday after optimism about the Federal Reserve cutting rates sooner than anticipated powered a rally in US stocks and Alphabet Inc. reported solid earnings.
US stocks closed higher on Thursday, rallying for a third straight day with a solid boost from technology shares as investors parsed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and watched for signs of progress in the U.S.-China tariff stand-off.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 486.83 points, or 1.23%, to 40,093.40, the S&P 500 gained 108.91 points, or 2.03%, to 5,484.77 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 457.99 points, or 2.74%, to 17,166.04.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 46103369.00, ITC Ltd. 26064089.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 23061444.00, Wipro Ltd. 23000820.00, IndusInd Bank Ltd. 22577201.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 373.57 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 108518.96 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 236863 with a total turnover of Rs. 41335.76 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 4073534 with a total turnover of Rs. 254323.21 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 275340658 with a total turnover of Rs. 47897126.76 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6112401 with a total turnover of Rs. 397098.52 Crore.
The FIIs on 24/04/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17857.15 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 64.32 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 13889.90 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 312.29 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 3967.25 Crore and Rs. -247.97