Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are set for a weak opening on Friday, tracking the global market sell-off.
Investors will keep a close watch on the Bihar Assembly election results, due later today. At 7:35 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures was trading at 25,847, down 76 points, indicating a negative start for the market.
The domestic market had ended largely flat in a highly volatile session on November 13.
On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 84478.67 up by 12.16 points or by 0.01 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25879.15 up by 3.35 points or by 0.01 %.
On the global front, Asian markets were trading lower, following losses on Wall Street, as technology shares faced renewed pressure and uncertainty grew over potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. Last checked, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 1.5 per cent, South Korea's KOSPI was down 2.03 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 1.23 per cent.
US equity markets settled with sharp losses on Thursday as AI stock dragged the market lower amid continued concerns around valuations. Overnight, the S&P 500 fell 1.7 per cent, the Nasdaq composite shed 2.3 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.7 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 82083661.00, Eternal Ltd. 63585986.00, Infosys Ltd. 19655689.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 18296626.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 15761851.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 515.17 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 110637.50 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 112457 with a total turnover of Rs. 22137.73 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1349074 with a total turnover of Rs. 94704.87 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 58036048 with a total turnover of Rs. 11331297.15 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 8098693 with a total turnover of Rs. 597247.30 Crore.
The FIIs on 13/11/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17466.61 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 315.71 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 17928.59 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 350.49 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -461.98 Crore and Rs. -34.78