Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a weak note on Monday, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 25,329.

Equity markets may face selling pressure, particularly in IT stocks, as investors react to the US President’s recent immigration reforms. Over the weekend, Donald Trump signed an executive order raising the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, up from the earlier $2,000–5,000. The White House clarified that this will be a one-time payment, effective from September 21, a move likely to squeeze margins for Indian outsourcing companies.

Analysts anticipate a knee-jerk reaction in IT shares, though they note that declining reliance on H-1B visas in recent years could cushion the impact.

Further, the revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates take effect today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the rollout as ushering in a “savings festival” and urged citizens to adopt “swadeshi” practices.

Meanwhile, a delegation led by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is set to visit the US today in an effort to ease trade tensions between the two nations.

On Friday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 82626.23 down by -387.73 points or by -0.47 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25327.05 down by -96.55 points or by -0.38 %.

On the global front, Japan's Nikkei was up 1.4 per cent after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) unveiled a plan to offload its massive exchange-traded fund holdings. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.9 per cent, last checked.

On Friday, stocks on Wall Street closed higher amid expectations of more rate cuts in upcoming policy meetings. The S&P 500 index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 0.49 per cent and 0.72 per cent higher, respectively.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 31243267.00, Eternal Ltd. 29146789.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 25406461.00, ITC Ltd. 19505321.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 17671561.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 674.61 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 138903.11 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 105799 with a total turnover of Rs. 20260.82 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1459803 with a total turnover of Rs. 102880.29 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 95193393 with a total turnover of Rs. 18138647.28 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7826753 with a total turnover of Rs. 576863.69 Crore

The FIIs on 19/09/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12415.12 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1136.98 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 11630.01 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 473.14 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 785.11 Crore and Rs. 663.84