Indian benchmark indices are expected to open lower on October 27, tracking weak cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading 110 points lower at 22,663.50 in early trade.

On October 26, domestic equity markets snapped a four-session losing streak to close higher, with the Nifty ending above the 22,700 mark, supported by gains in Pharma, Metal, and Oil & Gas stocks.

On Monday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 73606.75 up by 482.92 points or by 0.66 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22753.2 up by 153.2 points or by 0.68 %.

On the global front, most Asian markets were trading higher as oil prices slipped below $115 per barrel mark. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi were trading 1.85 per cent and 4.49 per cent up, respectively.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended 0.28 per cent and 0.70 per cent up, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite settled 0.83 per cent up.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 32585246.00, Eternal Ltd. 32170994.00, Infosys Ltd. 25964569.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 23489755.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 22624704.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 544.67 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 103411.12 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 276569 with a total turnover of Rs. 42023.32 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 5008512 with a total turnover of Rs. 306850.97 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 206714292 with a total turnover of Rs. 30753632.80 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 11210519 with a total turnover of Rs. 730706.50 Crore.

The FIIs on 26/10/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 15340.16 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 768.82 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 13068.66 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 161.28 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 2271.50 Crore and Rs. 607.54