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Gift Nifty was slightly lower, Asian markets were marginally higher

(13-Nov-26   08:30)

Local stock markets may see a muted to weaker start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures have edged lower by 0.24 points, hinting at a soft opening for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market posted modest gains in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 modestly higher.The BSE Sensex has added 13.88% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has gained 13.13% over the same period.

In Asia today, sentiment was mildly upbeat. China’s SSE Composite Index inched higher 0.23% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 moved higher 1.64%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index posted modest losses of 0.81%.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 7,830 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers to the tune of Rs 6,331 crore in the Indian equity market on 12 November 2026, provisional data showed.

Overnight on Wall Street, stocks drifted lower across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower by 99.98 points, or 0.19%, and closed at 52407.51. The S&P 500 slipped 0.30% to end at 7617.29, and the NASDAQ Composite edged lower 0.49% to 25361.91.

In last session, the S&P BSE Sensex edged up 31.61 points or 0.04% to 81911.01. The Nifty 50 index added 44.30 points or 0.18% to 25299.35. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, moving higher by 4.23% to Rs 597.80. The stock has inched higher around 1.43% in last one-week and remains down 10.47% over last one-month.

In sectoral indices, only Nifty Realty index moved higher yesterday, gaining 4.51% on the day.