Indian benchmark indices are likely to witness a flat to mildly negative opening on Tuesday, September 1, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was trading marginally lower at around 24,206.50 in early trade.
The domestic market ended on a weak note on Monday following the Closing Auction Session, with the Sensex declining over 300 points, while the Nifty settled at 24,080.40. Investors are likely to remain cautious amid mixed global cues and monitor key market triggers during the session.
On Monday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 76957.27 down by -307.24 points or by -0.4 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24080.4 down by -95.25 points or by -0.39 %
On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly lower on Tuesday amid renewed geopolitical tensions, as investors digested Nvidia Corp.’s announcement of a $3.5 billion investment in MediaTek Inc. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.46 per cent, while South Korea’s Kospi traded flat with a negative bias.
Overnight, US markets also closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.7 per cent and the S&P 500 falling 0.33 per cent. The Nasdaq Composite ended 0.12 per cent lower.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 272151922.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 78157067.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 36802869.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 34871137.00, ITC Ltd. 24575845.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 669.57 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 181717.85 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 68636 with a total turnover of Rs. 11112.23 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1041371 with a total turnover of Rs. 72895.98 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 136102860 with a total turnover of Rs. 21402574.54 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5507097 with a total turnover of Rs. 384093.45 Crore.
The FIIs on 31/08/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 14364.97 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 269.30 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 15653.17 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 175.23 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1288.20 Crore and Rs. 94.07
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