Local stock markets may see a muted start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures are up 0.21 points, indicating a slightly firm opening for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market ended slightly lower in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 marginally lower.The BSE Sensex has drifted lower 2.28% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has edged lower 3.61% over the same period.

In Asia today, sentiment was cautiously negative. China’s SSE Composite Index drifted lower 0.54% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.76%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged up 0.14%.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 887 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 3,235 crore in the Indian equity market on 25 October 2026, provisional data showed.

Overnight on Wall Street, stocks eased across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly lower by 652.82 points, or 1.23%, and closed at 52236.16. The S&P 500 posted modest losses of 0.53% to end at 7643.86, and the NASDAQ Composite eased 0.22% to 25973.45.

In last session, the S&P BSE Sensex ended slightly lower by 125.56 points or 0.17% to 73123.83. The Nifty 50 index edged lower 87.65 points or 0.39% to 22600.00. Eternal Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, moving higher by 4.25% to Rs 317.40. The stock has moved higher around 1.43% in last one-week and trades lower 10.47% over last one-month.

In sectoral indices, only Nifty IT index ended slightly lower yesterday, down 0.27% on the day.