Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are expected to open on a cautiously positive note on January 9, tracking signals from GIFT Nifty, which was trading slightly lower around 26,011.

Meanwhile, bears remained in control on Dalal Street on January 8, as equity benchmarks extended their decline for the fourth straight session. The Nifty slipped close to the 25,850 level intraday, dragged down by widespread sectoral selling, continued FII outflows, worries over possible US tariff measures, and escalating geopolitical tensions.

On the result front, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda), Tejas Networks, Globus Spirits, G G Engineering, Triton Corp, and Ladam Affordable Housing are set to release their results for the third quarter of FY26 today.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 84180.96 down by -780.18 points or by -0.92 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25876.85 down by -263.9 points or by -1.01 %.

On the global front, Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Friday as investors awaited the release of China’s inflation data later in the day. China’s consumer price inflation for December is expected to rise to 0.8 per cent year on year, according to economists polled by Reuters, up from 0.7 per cent in November. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.54 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.41 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged slightly below the flatline.

US equity futures, meanwhile, were little changed. Overnight in the US, Wall Street's major indices settled on a mixed note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.55 per cent as investors rotated away from technology stocks, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.44 per cent. The S&P 500 ended marginally higher, adding just 0.01 per cent.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 38454951.00, Eternal Ltd. 38191591.00, ITC Ltd. 36706319.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 22238704.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 21928849.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 488.25 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 108954.13 Crore On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 163129 with a total turnover of Rs. 27927.70 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1506368 with a total turnover of Rs. 103608.40 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 83404012 with a total turnover of Rs. 14200170.01 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 7851503 with a total turnover of Rs. 551717.57 Crore.

The FIIs on 08/01/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 15079.90 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 1883.26 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 16918.91 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 1200.27 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1839.01 Crore and Rs. 682.99