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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to start on a weak note on November 3, as indicated by GIFT Nifty, which was trading lower near 25,863.

On October 31, the markets closed in the red for the second straight session, weighed down by selling in metal, IT, and media stocks. However, buying interest in PSU banks helped cushion the overall decline.

On the earnings front, several major companies, including Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom, Power Grid Corporation of India, Titan Company, Tata Consumer Products, Ambuja Cements, Godfrey Phillips India, Maharashtra Scooters, ACME Solar Holdings, Ajanta Pharma, Gland Pharma, and Hitachi Energy India, are set to release their Q2FY26 results today. On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 83938.71 down by -465.75 points or by -0.55 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25722.1 down by -155.75 points or by -0.6 %.

On the global front, Asian markets traded mixed on Monday morning, taking signals from Wall Street’s positive close on Friday. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.04 percent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.40 percent. Japan’s markets were shut due to a public holiday.

On Wall Street, all three major US indices ended higher on October 31, supported by Amazon’s strong earnings outlook, which boosted overall market sentiment. However, optimism was partly capped by worries that the US Federal Reserve may take a cautious approach toward cutting interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.26 percent, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.61 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also finished in the green.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Bharat Electronics Ltd. 51342361.00, Eternal Ltd. 34241754.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 23221330.00, NTPC Ltd. 18651312.00, ITC Ltd. 18599864.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 443.58 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 110386.57 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 126086 with a total turnover of Rs. 24716.39 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1328853 with a total turnover of Rs. 92146.64 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 105851791 with a total turnover of Rs. 20651657.08 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5845631 with a total turnover of Rs. 422351.17 Crore.

The FIIs on 31/10/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 10409.74 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 188.87 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12962.41 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 950.99 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -2552.67 Crore and Rs. -762.12