Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open on a positive note on August 29, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 24,673.50 in early hours. Investors are eyeing a rebound after a two-day decline, with focus shifting to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries, the country’s largest company by market value.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 80080.57 down by -705.97 points or by -0.87 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24500.9 down by -211.15 points or by -0.85 %.

On the global front, Stocks in Asia trade mixed, even as Wall Street surged to another high on positive economic data. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.33 per cent while South Korea's fell 0.17 per cent, weighing on the MSCI AC Asia Pacific index. China's equity market will be in focus as traders await earnings from top companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Co. and BYD Co. Goldman Sachs strategists raised their 12-month target for the CSI 300 Index to 4,900 from 4,500, Bloomberg reported. Overnight, the US stock market hit another high after data showed the economy expanded faster than initially estimated. The S&P 500 index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 0.32 per cent and 0.53 per cent higher, respectively.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 44020764.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 25438255.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 22269875.00, Shriram Finance Ltd. 20025147.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 15243091.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 399.81 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 102774.47 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 359090 with a total turnover of Rs. 66764.51 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 3815910 with a total turnover of Rs. 255974.12 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 354124882 with a total turnover of Rs. 65626934.08 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5727853 with a total turnover of Rs. 411235.85 Crore.

The FIIs on 28/08/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 44806.85 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 3018.06 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 50457.13 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 3232.72 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -5650.28 Crore and Rs. -214.66