Indian benchmark indices are expected to open on a flat to negative note on Monday, October 26, amid subdued signals from GIFT Nifty, which was trading 22 points lower at 22,585.50 in early trade.

Domestic markets remained under pressure for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, October 23, as widespread selling across sectors dragged indices lower. The Nifty slipped below the 22,400 mark during the session before staging a recovery to close near the 22,600 level.

On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 73123.83 down by -125.56 points or by -0.17 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22600 down by -87.65 points or by -0.39 %.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading largely lower as oil prices remained inflated amid tensions in West Asia. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi were trading 0.34 per cent and 1.25 per cent down, respectively.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended 1.23 per cent and 0.52 per cent down, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite settled 0.21 per cent lower.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 55091712.00, Infosys Ltd. 33044499.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 30332375.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 19149171.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 18989022.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 649.40 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 123123.89 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 238231 with a total turnover of Rs. 36199.67 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 5197827 with a total turnover of Rs. 318413.01 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 156687822 with a total turnover of Rs. 23304595.01 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 12236693 with a total turnover of Rs. 785389.82 Crore.

The FIIs on 23/10/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17292.96 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 136.49 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 17137.99 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 202.24 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 154.97 Crore and Rs. -65.75