Markets

Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to open on a flat note on June 6, as indicated by GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 24,845.50 earlier this morning.

On June 5, the Nifty 50 crossed the 24,700 mark, supported by gains in Reliance Industries and private banking stocks, as investors attempted to push the market higher ahead of the RBI's monetary policy announcement and amid strength in Asian markets.

Today benchmark indices are expected to be guided by a combination of key factors, including the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision, renewed trade discussions between US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, institutional investment flows, and mixed signals from global markets.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 81442.04 up by 443.79 points or by 0.55 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24750.9 up by 130.7 points or by 0.53 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were higher as investors reacted to a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which rekindled hopes of easing trade tensions between the two countries.

Nikkei rose 0.31 per cent, while Topix advanced 0.45 per cent. Kospi rose 1.49 per cent, and ASX200 popped 0.03 per cent.

Meanwhile, US stock futures were steady ahead of a closely watched jobs report that could provide fresh insights into the state of the American economy. Overnight on Wall Street, the major US indices closed lower, weighed down by a decline in Tesla shares. The S&P 500 slipped 0.53 per cent, while the Nasdaq fell 0.83 per cent. The Dow Jones lost 0.25 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 127795264.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 23708504.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 20746844.00, NTPC Ltd. 16270360.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 13716817.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 396.03 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 117115.84 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 166759 with a total turnover of Rs. 30424.91 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1181879 with a total turnover of Rs. 77344.84 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 280260774 with a total turnover of Rs. 52057613.06 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5125837 with a total turnover of Rs. 352813.26 Crore.

The FIIs on 05/06/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17867.24 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1013.03 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 16261.82 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 2136.23 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1605.42 Crore and Rs. -1123.20