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Apr-22-2026 08:39

Indian equity benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a subdued note on April 22, even as GIFT Nifty signals a mildly positive start, hovering near the 24,400 mark.

In the previous session on April 21, the benchmarks extended gains for a third straight day, driven by broad-based buying across sectors. Investor sentiment improved on reports of a potential second round of talks between the US and Iran, raising hopes of easing geopolitical tensions.

On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 79273.33 up by 753.03 points or by 0.96 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24576.6 up by 211.75 points or by 0.87 %. On the global front, Most Asian markets declined on Wednesday morning. The Hang Seng and the KOSPI were trading 1.11 per cent and 0.54 per cent down, respectively.

Bucking the trend, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.83 per cent. Overnight, both the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.59 per cent down. The S&P 500 settled 0.63 per cent.

Back home,Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 49135752.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 46344616.00, Eternal Ltd. 29052896.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 27293629.00, ITC Ltd. 24411865.00, On NSE, total number of shares traded was 476.34 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 127825.49 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 115833 with a total turnover of Rs. 18944.27 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1537003 with a total turnover of Rs. 100543.00 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 346385638 with a total turnover of Rs. 55228568.33 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7572142 with a total turnover of Rs. 514092.99 Crore.

The FIIs on 21/04/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 13408.15 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 357.31 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12900.77 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 518.86 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 507.38 Crore and Rs. -161.55