Domestic markets are likely to start Thursday's trade on a weak note, after the US Federal Reserve indicated another rate hike this year post its 25 basis points (bps) rate increase in the March meeting.
On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 58214.59 up by 139.91 points or by 0.24 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17151.9 up by 44.4 points or by 0.26 %.
On the global front, the US markets inched lower overnight, with Dow Jones, the S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite indices falling over 1 per cent each.
The weakness, further, spread to Asia-Pacific markets, as Nikkei 225, Kospi, Kosdaq, Shanghai Composite, and the S&P 200 indices, skid up to 0.8 per cent this morning.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 25891259.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 17431520.00, State Bank of India 11619538.00, Coal India Ltd. 9675449.00, Infosys Ltd. 8356487.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 184.66 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 37790.89 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 272613 with a total turnover of Rs. 25459.35 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 832067 with a total turnover of Rs. 55910.42 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 153146738 with a total turnover of Rs. 14361883.24 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 3109643 with a total turnover of Rs. 207836.71 Crore.
The FIIs on 21/03/2023 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 4717.40 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1015.75 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 6623.05 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 796.24 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1905.65 Crore and Rs. 219.51