Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a weaker note on April 17, following cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 23,332.50 earlier this morning.

The Indian stock markets will be mirroring the overnight decline on Wall Street, driven by a sell-off in tech stocks, particularly Nvidia.

Additionally, investor sentiment was dampened by a cautionary statement from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who voiced concerns over the economic implications of trade tariffs while emphasizing the need to support growth and manage inflation.

On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 77044.29 up by 309.4 points or by 0.4 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23437.2 up by 108.65 points or by 0.47 %.

On the global front, Asian stocks edged up and the yen weakened following Japan’s progress in trade talks, with investors adopting a wait-and-see approach to see how other tariff negotiations unfold. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.7 per cent, South Korea's Kospi was higher by 0.45 per cent, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was ahead by 0.28 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was higher by 0.42 per cent, while mainland China's CSI 300 was lower by 0.19 per cent.

US stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Nvidia warned about steep charges from new U.S. curbs on its chip exports to China and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said U.S. economic growth appears to be slowing.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 699.57 points, or 1.73%, to 39,669.39, the S&P 500 lost 120.93 points, or 2.24%, to 5,275.70 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 516.01 points, or 3.07%, to 16,307.16.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 42684087.00, IndusInd Bank Ltd. 31252589.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 27720767.00, Eternal Ltd. 26155875.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 18748952.00, On NSE, total number of shares traded was 342.06 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 92099.85 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 159714 with a total turnover of Rs. 26714.49 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1722803 with a total turnover of Rs. 102027.73 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 111907304 with a total turnover of Rs. 19425503.95 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 8592011 with a total turnover of Rs. 525597.24 Crore.

The FIIs on 16/04/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 25737.52 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 298.40 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 18939.25 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 357.75 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 6798.27 Crore and Rs. -59.35