Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open on a flat note on July 28, taking cues from the GIFT Nifty, which was trading near 24,836.50 earlier this morning.

Market movement today may be shaped by India's June industrial and manufacturing production data, Q1 corporate earnings, mixed global signals, institutional investment flows, and activity in the primary market.

On Friday, July 25, bearish sentiment gripped Dalal Street, dragging the Sensex and Nifty 50 sharply lower, with significant selling pressure in key financial stocks contributing to the steep decline.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 81463.09 down by -721.08 points or by -0.88 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24837 down by -225.1 points or by -0.9 %.

On the global front, Nikkei was down 0.43 per cent, while the Topix index slipped 0.19 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.31per cent, and the ASX 200 rose 0.4 per cent.

US equity futures advanced in early Asia hours, buoyed by easing tariff tensions. S&P 500 futures were up 0.39 per cent, Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.53 per cent, and Dow Jones futures rose 156 points, or 0.35 per cent.

On Friday, all three major US indexes closed higher and logged weekly gains. The S&P 500 added 0.40 per cent to close at 6,388.64, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.24 per cent to 21,108.32, and the Dow gained 208.01 points, or 0.47 per cent, to end at 44,901.92.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 50941177.00, Bajaj Finance Ltd. 24415481.00, Shriram Finance Ltd. 16922561.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 12443495.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 11854722.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 360.26 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 96122.81 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 155844 with a total turnover of Rs. 29685.69 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1816967 with a total turnover of Rs. 122311.10 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 65567568 with a total turnover of Rs. 12402295.54 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 8676413 with a total turnover of Rs. 615432.70 Crore.

The FIIs on 25/07/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 14387.03 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 147.22 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 16382.53 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 623.48 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1995.50 Crore and Rs. -476.26