Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a positive note today, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 25,166.5 earlier this morning.
Market sentiment is likely to be influenced by developments around the US-Japan trade deal, Q1 corporate earnings, trends in institutional investments, and activity in the primary market, supported by broadly positive global cues.
However, it's worth noting that despite a firm start yesterday, Indian equity indices ended flat as early gains were erased due to broad-based selling, with the Nifty 50 closing below the 25,100 mark.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82186.81 down by -13.53 points or by -0.02 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25060.9 down by -29.8 points or by -0.12 %.
On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a ‘massive Deal’ with Japan, imposing a 15 per cent tariff on Japanese exports to the US
Last checked, Nikkei zoomed 1.85 per cent, while the broader Topix index gained 1.95 per cent.
The Kospi was flat while the ASX 200 advanced 0.55 per cent.
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.06 per cent to close at a record 6,309.62. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 179.37 points, or 0.4 per cent, to end at 44,502.44. However, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.39 per cent to settle at 20,892.69.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 269332774.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 20396320.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 15797945.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 13615524.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 12447434.00
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 340.45 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 100573.81 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 79141 with a total turnover of Rs. 15209.18 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1271194 with a total turnover of Rs. 88550.28 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 58420443 with a total turnover of Rs. 11070649.54 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6947692 with a total turnover of Rs. 506006.62 Crore.
The FIIs on 22/07/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 11768.61 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 294.49 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12852.97 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 371.59 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1084.36 Crore and Rs. -77.10