Indian benchmark indices are likely to open on a negative note on October 8, tracking the weak cues from global markets. The GIFT Nifty was trading around 22,541 in early trade, signaling a subdued start for the Nifty 50 amid a continued rise in bond yields.

The domestic market ended lower in a volatile session on October 7, snapping a two-day winning streak after the RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, marking its first rate hike since February 2023, and shifted its monetary policy stance to calibrated tightening.

On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 72638.7 down by -429.11 points or by -0.59 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22603.05 down by -173.05 points or by -0.76 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were trading lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street after higher bond yields curbed investors’ appetite for equities. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI fell 0.55 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended 0.66 per cent and 0.22 per cent down, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite settled 0.22 per cent. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note was at 5.3 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – ITC Ltd. 50025295.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 37972097.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 29944008.00, Eternal Ltd. 23804457.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 18846203.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 490.74 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 115268.61 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 90706 with a total turnover of Rs. 14011.72 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 910762 with a total turnover of Rs. 61095.68 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 66687798 with a total turnover of Rs. 9906116.67 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5635216 with a total turnover of Rs. 391955.31 Crore.

The FIIs on 07/10/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12592.27 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 2168.83 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 15042.11 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 64.29 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -2449.84 Crore and Rs. 2104.54