Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open flat to slightly positive on Wednesday, December 17, despite mixed cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading lower around 25,937.

In the previous session, domestic equity markets closed lower for the second straight day amid heightened volatility, pressured by continued weakness in the rupee and lingering uncertainty surrounding the India–US trade deal.

On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 84679.86 down by -533.5 points or by -0.63 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25860.1 down by -167.2 points or by -0.64 %.

On the global front, markets across the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Wednesday as investors assessed newly released trade data from Japan.

Japan’s exports rose 6.1 per cent year on year in November, beating economists’ expectations of a 4.8 per cent increase, according to a Reuters poll, and accelerating from October’s 3.6 per cent growth. Despite the stronger data, Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.14 per cent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 also edged down 0.21 per cent, while South Korea’s Kospi bucked the regional trend, rising 0.5 per cent.

Overnight in the US, Wall Street’s major indices ended on a mixed note. The S&P 500 fell for a third consecutive session, closing 0.24 per cent lower as investors digested the delayed release of the November jobs report. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.23 per cent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.62 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 58633745.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 22981935.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 20049088.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 12359741.00, ITC Ltd. 12347384.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 393.75 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 83984.54 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 105339 with a total turnover of Rs. 20580.92 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1069369 with a total turnover of Rs. 72858.15 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 267804399 with a total turnover of Rs. 52145386.31 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5798805 with a total turnover of Rs. 411849.24 Crore.

The FIIs on 16/12/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 10613.56 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 310.05 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 10034.73 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 255.39 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 578.83 Crore and Rs. 54.66