Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a flat to positive note on June 5, taking cues from GIFT Nifty, which was trading around 24,729 earlier this morning.

Day 2 of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, along with key global macroeconomic data, institutional activity, and mixed global cues, is likely to influence the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty today.

On Wednesday, Indian benchmark indices ended higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, with the Nifty closing above 24,600 amid positive global cues and broad-based buying across sectors, except for realty.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 80998.25 up by 260.74 points or by 0.32 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24620.2 up by 77.7 points or by 0.32 %.

On the global front, Asian shares opened cautiously after weak US economic data reinforced expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year.

Nikkei was flat with a negative bias, while Topix was down 0.5 per cent. Kospi gained 0.95 per cent, ASX 200 rose 0.2 per cent.

US stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 flat, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite slightly up and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down as weak data revealed the economic toll taken by President Donald Trump's trade policies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 91.90 points, or 0.22%, to 42,427.74, the S&P 500 gained 0.44 points, or 0.01%, to 5,970.81 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 61.53 points, or 0.32%, to 19,460.49.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Eternal Ltd. 70626622.00, Bharat Electronics Ltd. 20648850.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 16660138.00, NTPC Ltd. 15654279.00, Jio Financial Services Ltd. 13640678.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 439.14 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 110840.02 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 94783 with a total turnover of Rs. 17004.52 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1040602 with a total turnover of Rs. 64775.93 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 75015181 with a total turnover of Rs.

13873000.08 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 4486162 with a total turnover of Rs. 298479.94 Crore.

The FIIs on 04/06/2025 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17297.47 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 931.67 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 20737.13 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 477.45 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -3439.66 Crore and Rs. 454.22