Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open higher on Friday, supported by positive global cues and optimism surrounding the India-US trade deal.

At 7:30 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were trading 9 points up at 26,020.5.

Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) will be in focus following the announcement of their Q2FY26 results.

On October 23, the market extended its winning streak to a sixth consecutive session, ending marginally higher as late profit booking erased most intraday gains, though sentiment remained buoyed by hopes of progress in the India-US trade agreement.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 84556.4 up by 130.06 points or by 0.15 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25891.4 up by 22.8 points or by 0.09 %.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading higher on Friday following news from the White House that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold discussions next week. Last checked, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was 1.1 per cent up, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.95 per cent, while South Korea's KOSPI index rose 1.29 per cent. US equity markets gained on Thursday, driven by strength in technology shares, as investors bought in following a series of upbeat earnings reports. Overnight, the S&P 500 rose 0.6 per cent, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite settled 0.9 per cent higher, and the Dow Jones gained 0.3 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 54284157.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 43526526.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 31472510.00, ITC Ltd. 24305990.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 21980966.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 530.73 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 116842.34 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 227488 with a total turnover of Rs. 44950.71 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 4706904 with a total turnover of Rs. 336529.25 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 76696774 with a total turnover of Rs. 15034590.76 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 10739992 with a total turnover of Rs. 785435.23 Crore.

The FIIs on 23/10/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 12883.61 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 97.38 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 12119.27 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 91.32 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 764.34 Crore and Rs. 6.06