Local stock markets are poised for a slightly weak start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures are modestly lower by 0.15 points, pointing to a subdued start for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market ended higher in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 marginally higher.The BSE Sensex has inched higher 0.42% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has eased 0.52% over the same period.

In Asia today, sentiment was optimistic. China’s SSE Composite Index ticked up 0.86% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up 1.75%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index inched higher 1.30%.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 5,285 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 3,319 crore in the Indian equity market on 15 October 2026, provisional data showed.

Overnight on Wall Street, stocks inched up across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher by 556.21 points, or 1.08%, and closed at 52198.69. The S&P 500 moved higher 0.32% to end at 7765.09, and the NASDAQ Composite inched higher 0.07% to 26732.88.

Yesterday, the S&P BSE Sensex moved higher by 1533.72 points or 2.11% to 74315.61. The Nifty 50 index posted modest gains of 374.65 points or 1.66% to 22997.35. Tech Mahindra Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, rising slightly by 4.75% to Rs 1650. The stock has moved higher around 1.43% in last one-week and is weaker 10.47% over last one-month.

In sectoral indices, only Nifty Private Bank index inched higher yesterday, rising 1.89% on the day.