Benchmark Indian equity indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — are expected to open on a positive note Wednesday, as suggested by GIFT Nifty futures. Investors will be closely watching key domestic cues including the RBI MPC minutes, trade data, unemployment figures, and passenger vehicle sales numbers.

In the previous session, the markets extended their losses, with the Nifty slipping below the 25,100 mark intraday amid broad-based sectoral selling.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82029.98 down by -297.07 points or by -0.36 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25145.5 down by -81.85 points or by -0.32 %.

On the global front, Markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded higher on Wednesday, defying Wall Street’s declines following renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. The rebound came after US President Donald Trump threatened “retribution” against China on Tuesday, including the possibility of a cooking oil embargo.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.3 per cent, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.93 per cent, and South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.8 per cent.

Overnight in the US, Wall Street's major indices settled on a mixed note on Tuesday as investors weighed mostly upbeat quarterly earnings from major US banks, comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and escalating US-China trade tensions. The S&P 500 slipped 0.16 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.76 per cent. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a 0.44 per cent gain.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Motors Ltd. 52267874.00, Eternal Ltd. 25161480.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 22934382.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 22082970.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 13865005.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 441.89 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 109664.78 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 137282 with a total turnover of Rs. 26233.79 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1199019 with a total turnover of Rs. 81578.46 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 363099059 with a total turnover of Rs. 68651686.51 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6384902 with a total turnover of Rs. 458170.39 Crore.

The FIIs on 14/10/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12629.52 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 431.76 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 9074.17 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 197.51 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 3555.35 Crore and Rs. 234.25