At 7:00 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were up 126 points at 22,570, suggesting a gap-up start.
In the previous session, the Sensex ended 0.02 per cent, or 12.85 points, lower at 74,102.32, while the Nifty50 gained 0.16 per cent, or 37.60 points, to 22,497.90
The benchmark indices -Nifty and the 30-stock Sensex - entered the 'correction' zone, falling 15.2 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, from their September peak
Stock Market Highlights: The Sensex recovered 500 pts from the day's low to end flat at 74,102; Nifty settled at 22,498. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries led the recovery on Tuesday.
FIIs net sold shares worth Rs 485.41 crore, while DIIs net bought shares worth Rs 263.51 crore, on March 10
In the previous session (March 7), Sensex settled at 74,332.58, down 7.51 points or 0.01 per cent. Nifty50, on the other hand, settled 7.80 points or 0.03 per cent higher at 22,552.50
Stock Market Today: As of 6:33 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were down 75 points at 22,545, hinting at a negative start.
Derivatives market data shows that open bets in Nifty and Bank Nifty futures declined up to 8% yesterday; with FIIs covering some short bets, however they still hold significant shorts positions.
In the previous session, equity markets logged their biggest single-day gain in a month, aiding Nifty50 to end its record 10-day losing streak. The Nifty settled at 22,337.30, up 254.65 pts or 1.15%
According to Ambreesh Baliga, an independent analyst, "It's essentially a pullback rally following a prolonged decline in the Indian market."
Stock Markets Today: As of 6:31 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were down 54 points at 22,137, hinting at a negative start.
Notably, stocks like Infosys, M&M, Bharti Airtel, TCS, and HCLTech were the top contributors to the downward pressure on the indices
Stock Market Today: At 6:50 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were down 148 points at 22,536, hinting at a gap-down start
Speaking at BS Manthan, Wood said he remains structurally bullish on Indian equities from a long-term perspective; but cautious in the short-term given the quantum of FII outflows and valuation woes.
As of 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were down merely 5 points at 22,578, hinting at a flat start
The Nifty 50 index has shed nearly 13% in the last five straight months, its longest losing streak since November 1996; equalling its second-worst ever in the 30-year history.
Cues from F&O data: Despite holding a bearish view in the February series, data shows FIIs may have added few long positions in Nifty, MidCap Nifty futures; while added short positions in Bank Nifty.
Seeking to assuage concerns over foreign institutional investors (FII) selling Indian equities lately, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attributed the action to profit booking. Speaking to reporters in the financial capital, Sitharaman said the Indian economy is one where the investors are bagging better returns which leads to profit booking. "FIIs also go out when they are able to or in a position to book profits. Indian market today, Indian economy today, has an environment in which investments are also yielding good returns and profit booking is also happening," she said. It can be noted that FIIs have sold over Rs 1.56 lakh crore of stocks since October last year, including nearly Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025 itself, which has led to a sharp correction on the indices and wiping out investor wealth. Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said FIIs are not moving from one emerging market to other, and added that in times of global uncertainties like the one being witnessed
Stock markets are expected to be driven by global trends and FPI trading activity this week after the conclusion of the earnings season, analysts said. Unabated foreign fund outflows, lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and global trade war fears hit market sentiments last week, where the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their downward trend to the eighth day in a row on Friday. "With the conclusion of the Q3 earnings season, now focus will be on global developments amid a turbulent market environment on account of Donald Trump's trade policies," Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said. Moreover, the rupee-dollar trend and movement of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, will also be tracked by investors. "With the earnings season behind us, market focus will shift to trends in FII (Foreign Institutional Investors) flows and currency movements for further cues. Additionally, speculation regarding US tariffs a
The Sensex surged 1.42 per cent (1,071.33 points) to 76,459.72, while the Nifty50 bounced 1.37 per cent (312.5 points) to 23,110.85, suggesting that some support is still present