Indian benchmark indices are expected to open on a weak note on July 22, with GIFT Nifty trading around 24,114.50 in early trade, indicating a negative start for the markets.

In the previous session, domestic equity benchmarks extended their losses for a second consecutive day amid volatile trading. Selling pressure in heavyweight private banking stocks and persistently high crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment, offsetting optimism from strong corporate earnings and the continued resilience of the broader market.

On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 77470.11 down by -238.41 points or by -0.31 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24187.7 down by -50.8 points or by -0.21 %.

On the global front, most Asian markets were trading higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street following better-than-expected earnings reports from major chip firms. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi were trading 1.93 per cent and 6.01 per cent higher, respectively.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 settled 0.74 per cent and 0.89 per cent higher, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 1.29 per cent higher.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – HDFC Bank Ltd. 42246009.00, Eternal Ltd. 22178874.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 21618426.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 18269907.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 17460387.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 429.29 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 113350.33 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 70432 with a total turnover of Rs. 11426.92 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1353758 with a total turnover of Rs. 91938.46 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 331007108 with a total turnover of Rs. 52150160.51 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7823909 with a total turnover of Rs. 557689.19 Crore.

The FIIs on 21/07/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 16826.08 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 384.00 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 14898.05 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 155.82 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 1928.03 Crore and Rs. 228.18