Gift Nifty inched down, Asian markets traded slightly lower

Local stock markets are expected to begin on a subdued note today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures have edged lower by 0.27 points, hinting at a soft opening for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market finished marginally lower in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 slightly lower.The BSE Sensex has edged up 0.65% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has eased 0.36% over the same period.

In Asia today, sentiment was soft. China’s SSE Composite Index drifted lower 0.72% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 moved higher 0.28%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index ticked up 0.26%.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 871 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 643 crore in the Indian equity market on 28 October 2026, provisional data showed.

Overnight on Wall Street, stocks inched up across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by 97.53 points, or 0.19%, and closed at 52496.10. The S&P 500 posted modest gains of 0.28% to end at 7765.20, and the NASDAQ Composite inched higher 0.27% to 26570.21.

In last session, the S&P BSE Sensex ended slightly lower by 352.64 points or 0.48% to 73246.03. The Nifty 50 index slipped 50.90 points or 0.22% to 22698.85. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, inching higher 4.43% to Rs 8137. The stock has risen slightly around 1.43% in last one-week and stands lower 10.47% over last one-month.

In sectoral indices, only Nifty Auto index inched higher yesterday, rising 1.45% on the day.