Indian benchmark indices are expected to open higher on October 23, tracking GIFT Nifty, which rose around 109 points to 22,816.50 in early trade.

The markets ended lower for the third consecutive session on October 22, with the Nifty falling below 22,700 amid rising geopolitical tensions that pushed crude oil prices above $110 per barrel.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 73249.39 down by -460.3 points or by -0.62 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22687.65 down by -123.7 points or by -0.54 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were trading lower, tracking overnight moves on Wall Street as traders remained worried about massive spending to build AI infrastructure. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.46 per cent and 1.98 per cent, respectively.

Overnight, the Nasdaq Composite posted the worst session since June and settled 2.60 per cent lower at 26,008.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.02 per cent, and the S&P 500 fell 1.21 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 85504573.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 60280576.00, Infosys Ltd. 17007168.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 16857402.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 16694229.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 617.77 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 108102.47 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 183031 with a total turnover of Rs. 27789.27 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 4555524 with a total turnover of Rs. 288506.30 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 74986922 with a total turnover of Rs. 11219034.04 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 10279386 with a total turnover of Rs. 679356.02 Crore.

The FIIs on 22/10/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17898.65 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 375.87 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 16239.58 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 507.50 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1659.07 Crore and Rs. -131.63