Local stock markets may see a muted to weaker start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures are trading 0.03 points lower, suggesting a muted to negative start for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market settled firmly in the green in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 in positive territory.The BSE Sensex has eased 1.31% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has slipped 1.72% over the same period.

In Asia today, sentiment was mildly upbeat. China’s SSE Composite Index edged up 0.03% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 posted modest gains of 0.61%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index moved higher 0.31%.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,305 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 2,439 crore in the Indian equity market on 13 October 2026, provisional data showed.

Overnight on Wall Street, stocks edged lower across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower by 180.45 points, or 0.35%, and closed at 51691.10. The S&P 500 eased 0.02% to end at 7826.37, and the NASDAQ Composite posted modest losses of 0.15% to 27225.83.

Yesterday, the S&P BSE Sensex ended slightly higher 1109.10 points or 1.54% to 73033.78. The Nifty 50 index moved higher by 358.60 points or 1.60% to 22721.95. HCL Technologies Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, posting modest gains of 8.42% to Rs 1326. The stock has inched higher around 1.43% in last one-week and is lower 10.47% over last one-month.

In sectoral indices, only Nifty IT index inched higher yesterday, rising 5.22% on the day.