Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open flat with a slight negative bias on Tuesday, tracking GIFT Nifty, which hovered near 25,274.

Sentiment remains cautious following US President Donald Trump’s new H-1B visa fee rule. Investors will also keep an eye on Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s US visit for trade negotiations — the first since the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs.

On Monday, markets extended their losing streak, with the Nifty 50 slipping below 25,200 intraday amid selling pressure in IT, financial and pharma shares.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82159.97 down by -466.26 points or by -0.56 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25202.35 down by -124.7 points or by -0.49 %.

On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were trading higher on Tuesday, following a tech-driven rally on Wall Street. Last checked, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was up 1 per cent, and South Korea's KOSPI index rose 0.4 per cent.

US equity markets settled higher after Nvidia said it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI. Overnight, the Nasdaq Composite index rose 0.7 per cent, S&P 500 ended 0.44 per cent down, and Dow Jones gained 0.14 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 28626249.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 20970704.00, Wipro Ltd. 15784007.00, Infosys Ltd. 15655204.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 10884230.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 426.23 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 103101.44 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 96768 with a total turnover of Rs. 18493.49 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1575533 with a total turnover of Rs. 110169.13 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 132869990 with a total turnover of Rs. 25253414.36 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 9052657 with a total turnover of Rs. 653175.19 Crore.

The FIIs on 22/09/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 37582.73 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 807.98 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 36454.34 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 196.66 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1128.39 Crore and Rs. 611.32