Indian equity benchmarks are expected to open on a subdued note on September 2, with GIFT Nifty indicating a flat start near 24,042.50 in early trade.

The market remained under pressure in the previous session, with the Sensex and Nifty closing marginally lower for the second straight day on September 1. The session remained volatile as buying interest in FMCG, IT, media and metal stocks was outweighed by selling in auto, banking, pharma and realty shares.

Overall, investors are likely to remain cautious at the start of today's session, tracking sector-specific movements and broader global cues.

On Tuesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 76944.28 down by -12.99 points or by -0.02 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24055.8 down by -24.6 points or by -0.1 %.

On the global front, in the Asia-Pacific markets, markets were trading lower as renewed West Asia tension sparked up inflation worries while traders anticipate a rate hike in the US. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi were trading 2.9 per cent and 3.08 per cent down, respectively.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 settled 0.79 per cent and 0.71 per cent down, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended 1.03 per cent down.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 46663321.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 44417092.00, ITC Ltd. 31258553.00, Eternal Ltd. 21501682.00, Infosys Ltd. 13516123.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 501.89 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 124032.60 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 90274 with a total turnover of Rs. 14602.66 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 819536 with a total turnover of Rs. 57551.45 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 379623665 with a total turnover of Rs. 59479999.13 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 5454485 with a total turnover of Rs. 387299.04 Crore.

The FIIs on 01/09/2026 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 66219.61 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 545.21 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 71652.44 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 526.72 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -5432.83 Crore and Rs. 18.49