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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open on a flat-to-positive note today, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which is trading near 25,131.

After a four-day winning streak, the Indian equity market witnessed a volatile session on October 8, ending marginally lower as Nifty closed below 25,100. Selling pressure was seen across most sectors, except IT and consumer durables, while easing geopolitical concerns may lend some support to sentiment in today’s session.

On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 81773.66 down by -153.09 points or by -0.19 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25046.15 down by -62.15 points or by -0.25 %.

On the global front, across Asia, stocks edged higher: mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.53 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.12 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei advanced 1.34 per cent after SoftBank shares surged as much as 13 per cent on Thursday, hours after the Japanese conglomerate announced a $5.4 billion deal to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB, furthering its AI ambitions. South Korean markets were closed for holidays. Overnight in the US, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, led by technology shares, while the Dow ended essentially flat. With official data unavailable during the government shutdown, investors parsed minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting for cues on the interest-rate outlook.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 22662699.00, Eternal Ltd. 16799915.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 16568975.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 15939710.00, NTPC Ltd. 13223442.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 423.41 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 89602.56 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 115742 with a total turnover of Rs. 22073.61 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1064437 with a total turnover of Rs. 73070.09 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 80638432 with a total turnover of Rs. 15264626.60 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5596291 with a total turnover of Rs. 391100.58 Crore.

The FIIs on 08/10/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12662.82 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 333.35 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 10999.17 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 891.45 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1663.65 Crore and Rs. -558.10