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Oct-19-2026 08:36

Indian benchmark indices are likely to open flat to marginally higher on October 19, tracking positive cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading 85 points higher at around 23,111.50 in early trade.

Domestic markets extended their rally for the second consecutive session on October 16, supported by buying interest in IT, media and metal stocks.

On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 74729.27 up by 413.66 points or by 0.56 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23146.15 up by 148.8 points or by 0.65 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were trading sharply lower, mirroring moves on Wall Street last Friday as concerns about the rate of growth in AI build-out weighed on investors’ minds. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.15 per cent and 0.12 per cent, respectively.

Last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 settled 0.34 per cent and 1.09 per cent lower, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 2.14 per cent down. Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 42868062.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 28936902.00, Infosys Ltd. 25566304.00, Bharti Airtel Ltd. 25484107.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 25165107.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 618.23 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 122601.09 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 70917 with a total turnover of Rs. 10959.42 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1237993 with a total turnover of Rs. 80101.55 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 164619558 with a total turnover of Rs. 24744239.60 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 9063431 with a total turnover of Rs. 616997.57 Crore.

The FIIs on 16/10/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 13806.57 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 438.03 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 17952.41 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 428.58 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -4145.84 Crore and Rs. 9.45