Stock Market Today, 5 October 2026: GIFT Nifty Hints at a Gap-Up, Nifty and Sensex Pre-Market Cues, FII DII Data and Stocks in News

NSE pre-market report · Data as of 8:30 AM IST · NSE and BSE open at 9:15 AM IST

Good morning, and welcome back after the long weekend. Friday was Gandhi Jayanti, so the share market today reopens after a three-day break — and there is plenty to catch up on. GIFT Nifty today is signalling a higher start, US markets ended Friday on a strong note after a soft jobs report, and the RBI’s rate-setting meeting begins this morning. But the backdrop is still heavy: Nifty 50 and Sensex just finished their eighth straight losing week, the longest such run on record, and FII DII data shows foreign investors sold over ₹34,000 crore in just four sessions last week. Add a Tuesday F&O expiry and the start of Q2 earnings season, and this becomes a genuinely busy week. Let us walk through the numbers over a cup of chai.

A quick note before we start: people search for “Nifty prediction today” every morning, and we understand why. But we do not make predictions here. What follows is data, news and explanation — nothing more, nothing less.

1. Global Market Cues Today: US Markets, Asian Markets, Crude Oil and Rupee

US markets rallied on Friday, 2 October, after the September jobs report came in much weaker than expected — just 29,000 new jobs against forecasts of about 84,000, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.2% from 4.1%. Weak jobs data means less pressure on the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and that cheered equity investors. Odds of a rate hike at the 27–28 October Fed meeting dropped to roughly 18%.

Nvidia was the standout, touching an intraday record of $237.88 and pushing its market value past $5.7 trillion on continued AI spending optimism.

Asian markets picked up the positive handover this morning. Japan’s Nikkei is the big mover.

Crude stays uncomfortably high. Yemen’s Houthi group claimed missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco sites, and OPEC+ left its November production targets unchanged. For an oil-importing country like India, expensive crude pushes up the import bill and feeds inflation — which is exactly why the RBI meeting this week matters so much.

2. GIFT Nifty Today (SGX Nifty): The First Pre-Market Indicator

GIFT Nifty is the Nifty 50 futures contract that trades at GIFT City in Gujarat. It used to be called SGX Nifty when it traded in Singapore. Because it trades for far longer hours than the NSE, it gives us the first rough hint of where our market may open. Think of it as a weather forecast — useful, but not a guarantee.

GIFT Nifty is trading roughly 112 points above the Nifty futures price, which points to a gap-up opening — a start noticeably above the previous close. Do remember that a gap-up at 9:15 AM tells you nothing about where the index finishes at 3:30 PM.

3. Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex Today: Previous Close

Our last trading day was Thursday, 1 October. BSE Sensex today resumes from 71,909.70 and the Nifty from 22,421.95. It was the Sensex’s fourth consecutive losing day, and the week marked the Nifty’s eighth straight weekly decline — a record losing streak.

Sector-wise it was a tale of two halves: Nifty IT rose about 2.1% while Nifty Auto slumped around 3.5% after September vehicle sales came in below expectations, just ahead of the festive season.

Nifty Support and Resistance Levels for Today

Support is a price zone where buying has previously shown up; resistance is a zone where selling has appeared. These are simply the levels analysts and technical desks say they are watching. They are for reference, not forecasts — nobody can tell you where the index will actually trade.

India VIX is the “fear gauge” — it measures how much movement traders expect over the next 30 days. At around 14.5 it is elevated but not panicky. The RSI reading of 22.5 is technically a deeply oversold condition, which analysts flag as a sign that selling has been intense; it is an observation about the past, not a signal about the future. The 1 October intraday low was 22,217, and analysts have also mentioned the CY2025 low of 21,743 as a reference point further down.

4. FII DII Data Today: Thursday, 1 October 2026 (₹ Crore)

FIIs are Foreign Institutional Investors — overseas funds investing in Indian stocks. DIIs are Domestic Institutional Investors — our own mutual funds, insurers and pension funds. When FIIs sell and DIIs buy, as has been happening for weeks, domestic money is effectively absorbing foreign outflows.

Note how closely matched the two sides were on 1 October — FIIs sold ₹9,484 crore and DIIs bought ₹10,042 crore. Elevated US bond yields have been the main reason cited for the foreign selling: when US government debt pays well, emerging-market equities look less attractive to global funds.

5. Stocks in News Today: Stocks to Watch on 5 October 2026

These are companies with fresh news or corporate announcements, so they may see more activity than usual. This is a factual list of what happened — it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.

6. Key Events Today: RBI Monetary Policy Meeting Begins

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) starts its three-day meeting today, 5 October, with the decision due on Wednesday, 7 October. The repo rate — the rate at which the RBI lends to banks — currently stands at 5.25%. Economists widely expect a 25-basis-point increase to 5.50%, with retail inflation at 4.82% in August, above the RBI’s 4% medium-term target. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point, so 25 bps equals 0.25%.

Other dates worth marking in your diary this week:

Crude oil and global bond yields stay on the watchlist all week given the Gulf supply situation.

7. F&O Today: Nifty Expiry, Open Interest and F&O Ban List

F&O expiry this week falls on Tuesday, 6 October for Nifty weekly contracts and Thursday, 8 October for Sensex weekly contracts. The monthly F&O expiry is on the last Tuesday of the month — Tuesday, 27 October.

Some jargon, explained simply:

• Open interest (OI) is the total number of futures and options contracts still open. Rising OI at a strike price means traders are building positions there.
• PCR (Put-Call Ratio) compares open put contracts to open call contracts. A reading below 1 means more calls than puts are open, which market watchers generally read as cautious positioning.
• Max pain is the strike price at which the largest number of option buyers would lose money at expiry. It is a statistical observation about where option writers are positioned, not a target.
• MWPL (Market Wide Position Limit) is the exchange’s cap on total open positions in a stock’s derivatives. Cross 95% of it and the stock enters the F&O ban list.

Analysts note heavy call writing across the 22,300–22,600 strikes, while put open interest has shifted down towards 22,300. In plain English: option sellers are positioned in a fairly narrow band around current levels.

F&O ban list today, 5 October 2026 — fresh positions are not allowed in these stocks; only position-closing trades are permitted. Being in the ban list is a position-limit matter, not a verdict on the company.

FAQs: Share Market Today (5 October 2026)

What is GIFT Nifty today?

GIFT Nifty was at 22,632 around 8:04 AM IST, up 21 points (+0.09%) from its previous close, having traded between 22,550 and 22,671.50. It stood roughly 112 points above the Nifty October futures price of 22,520, pointing to a gap-up opening for the NSE pre market.

What were the Nifty 50 and Sensex closing levels last session?

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Nifty 50 closed at 22,421.95, down 198.50 points (−0.88%), and the BSE Sensex closed at 71,909.70, down 570.59 points (−0.79%). Markets were shut on Friday, 2 October for Gandhi Jayanti.

What are the Nifty support and resistance levels today?

Analysts are watching 22,530–22,610 as immediate resistance and 22,600–22,700 above that, with 22,300 as immediate support and 22,200–22,150 below it. Major levels cited are 21,800 on the downside and 22,900–23,000 on the upside. These are reference levels analysts track, not forecasts.

What is the FII DII data for 1 October 2026?

FIIs were net sellers of ₹9,484.22 crore in the cash market (bought ₹12,260.26 crore, sold ₹21,744.48 crore) while DIIs were net buyers of ₹10,041.84 crore (bought ₹25,420.04 crore, sold ₹15,378.20 crore). For the four sessions of last week, FIIs sold a net ₹34,966.07 crore and DIIs bought a net ₹33,455.30 crore.

When is Nifty expiry this week?

Nifty weekly options expire on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Sensex weekly options expire on Thursday, 8 October. The monthly F&O expiry for October falls on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.

Which stocks are in the F&O ban list today?

Two stocks are in the NSE F&O ban list for 5 October 2026: Ambuja Cements (93.55% of MWPL) and Bandhan Bank (90.72%). No fresh derivatives positions can be taken in them today.

What is the RBI expected to do at this week’s policy meeting?

The MPC meets from 5 to 7 October with the decision announced on 7 October. The repo rate is currently 5.25%, and most economists expect a 25-basis-point hike to 5.50% given August retail inflation of 4.82%, above the RBI’s 4% target. Nothing is confirmed until the Governor announces it.

Data sources: NSE and BSE exchange data, Kotak Neo (closing bell and FII/DII data), NiftyTrader (GIFT Nifty and Nifty option chain), Business Standard, TheStreet and Yahoo Finance (US market closes), Upstox (Asian market cues), Bajaj Broking and Liquide (levels analysts are watching), ScanX (stocks in news), Nation Thailand and Gulf News (crude oil). Figures are as reported at the time of writing and are subject to revision by the exchanges. Index levels marked “—” were not available from our sources at the time of publishing.

This report is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Please consult a SEBI-registered investment advisor before making any trading or investment decisions.