The market is expected to open in the green on March 16 as trends in the SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the broader index in India with a gain of 24 points.
Among individuals, shares of Federal Bank will be in focus after the board plans to meet next week to mull fund raise.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 57555.9 down by -344.29 points or by -0.59 % and then NSE Nifty was at 16972.15 down by -71.15 points or by -0.42 %.
On the global front, the US markets were mixed overnight, with Dow Jones and the S&P 500 slipping up to 0.8 per cent. NASDAQ Composite, meanwhile, closed flat.
Asia-Pacific markets, on the other hand, fell this morning, with Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, S&P 200, Topix indices falling up to 1 per cent.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 38930902.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 18632377.00, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. 15514873.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 12914488.00, Adani Enterprises Ltd. 12296703.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 197.19 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 46769.51 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 432654 with a total turnover of Rs. 40099.39 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 722833 with a total turnover of Rs. 46281.61 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 230231012 with a total turnover of Rs. 21549841.53 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 3325872 with a total turnover of Rs. 218231.25 Crore.
The FIIs on 15/03/2023 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 7423.79 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1206.94 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 9632.63 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 427.98 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -2208.84 Crore and Rs. 778.96