Indian benchmark indices are likely to open on a strong note on August 26, tracking the positive cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 24,534.50 in early trade.

The domestic market staged a recovery in the final hour of trading on August 25, with benchmark indices closing in positive territory despite a volatile session on the monthly expiry day. The Nifty ended firmly above the 24,300 mark, supported by gains across pharma, media and PSU banking stocks.

On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 77656.09 up by 286.98 points or by 0.37 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24334.55 up by 115.5 points or by 0.48 %.

On the global front, most Asia-Pacific markets traded higher, though investors remained cautious ahead of Nvidia Corp’s closely watched earnings and outlook, due later on Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced, while South Korea’s Kospi and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.02 per cent and 0.95 per cent, respectively.

Overnight, US markets ended higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.30 per cent and the S&P 500 gaining 0.32 per cent. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, closing 0.66 per cent higher.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 29062006.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 24578020.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 17511874.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 12124076.00, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. 10984458.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 605.79 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 106655.03 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 232087 with a total turnover of Rs. 37709.71 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 3208791 with a total turnover of Rs. 220647.71 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 349279726 with a total turnover of Rs. 56147874.98 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6807642 with a total turnover of Rs. 504656.24 Crore.

The FIIs on 25/08/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12943.22 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 100.85 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 11275.37 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 100.73 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1667.85 Crore and Rs. 0.12