Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are likely to open flat on March 13 tracking cues from GIFT Nifty trading around 22,555, a short while ago this morning. The BSE and the NSE will be closed for trading tomorrow, March 14, on account of the Holi festival.
In a highly volatile session, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower as gains in banking and automobile shares were offset by losses in the IT sector on March 12.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 74029.76 down by -72.56 points or by -0.1 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22470.5 down by -27.4 points or by -0.12 %.
On the global front, Asian equities rose Thursday after cooler- than-forecast US inflation helped Wall Street rebound from two days of heavy losses.
Global stocks rose on Wednesday with U.S. Treasury yields as relief over cooler U.S. inflation in February was countered by uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies and their potential impact on inflation and global growth.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 82.55 points, or 0.20%, to 41,350.93, the S&P 500 rose 27.23 points, or 0.49%, to 5,599.30 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 212.36 points, or 1.22%, to 17,648.45.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – IndusInd Bank Ltd. 108682122.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 26377549.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 18732785.00, Wipro Ltd. 18584311.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 15308721.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 312.96 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 85531.56 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 144798 with a total turnover of Rs. 22960.49 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1413055 with a total turnover of Rs. 79889.33 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 133137296 with a total turnover of Rs. 22308334.48 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6742033 with a total turnover of Rs. 406914.49 Crore.
The FIIs on 12/03/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 13979.03 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 2575.38 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 14118.18 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 136.17 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -139.15 Crore and Rs. 2439.21