Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a positive note today, June 24, tracking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 25,164 earlier this morning. A gap-up opening is likely, supported by global sentiment improvement following a major geopolitical development.
US President Donald Trump announced a "complete and total" ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, potentially bringing an end to the nearly two-week-long conflict in West Asia. As per the announcement, Iran will initiate a 12-hour ceasefire starting midnight Tuesday (EST), followed by Israel, with a full cessation of hostilities expected by Wednesday midnight if the truce holds.
On Monday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 81896.79 down by -511.38 points or by -0.62 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24971.9 down by -140.5 points or by -0.56 %.
On the global front, Asian markets were trading higher on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. South Korea's Kospi surged 2.5 per cent, and Taiwan rallied 2 per cent. Japan's Nikkei surged over 1 per cent. Hang Seng and Straits Times were up around 0.7 per cent each.
Overnight in the US, stocks ended on a firm note ahead of ceasefire news. Dow Jones, Nasdaq and the S&P 500 gained close to 1 per cent each.
The US markets ended with a nearly one percent gain on Monday.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Bharat Electronics Ltd. 43017721.00, Eternal Ltd. 21523144.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 17096676.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 16776881.00, ITC Ltd. 14839890.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 338.03 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 90775.26 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 249656 with a total turnover of Rs. 45814.52 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 4747365 with a total turnover of Rs. 313494.09 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 71179116 with a total turnover of Rs. 13137018.68 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 10726882 with a total turnover of Rs. 739975.02 Crore
The FIIs on 23/06/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 55362.77 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 212.01 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 45891.19 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 375.13 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 9471.58 Crore and Rs. -163.12