Stock Market Today, 1 October 2026: GIFT Nifty, Sensex and Nifty Pre-Market Cues, FII DII Data and Stocks to Watch

NSE pre-market report · Data as of 8:45 AM IST · NSE and BSE open at 9:15 AM IST

Good morning, and welcome to your daily chai-with-a-friend look at the share market today. Short week, this one. Tomorrow, Friday 2 October, both NSE and BSE stay shut for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, so today is the last trading session of the week.

Here is where things stand before the bell. GIFT Nifty today is trading a little below yesterday’s Nifty close, which points to a soft, slightly negative start. Nifty 50 and Sensex ended Wednesday in the red, with Nifty slipping for a third session in a row even though banks and realty stocks did the heavy lifting. FII DII data again showed the same tug-of-war we have seen all month — foreign investors selling hard, domestic institutions buying almost all of it. And because today is a Thursday, it is a F&O expiry day for Sensex weekly contracts.

One thing we should be upfront about: this is a news and data report. We do not do “Nifty prediction today,” we do not give buy or sell calls, and we do not hand out price targets. What we do is put the numbers in front of you in plain language so you can make your own call.

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

Wall Street finished Wednesday mixed as the quarter closed out. The Federal Reserve’s favourite inflation gauge, the PCE price index, came in softer than economists expected — headline PCE at 3.4% year-on-year against a 3.7% forecast, and core PCE at 3.0% versus 3.3% expected. That helped tech stocks. But bond yields refused to cool off, and that pulled the Dow down sharply.

The bigger story for us sitting in India is the US 10-year Treasury yield, which touched 5.289% — its highest since 2007. When American government bonds pay that much with near-zero risk, global money has less reason to chase emerging-market shares like ours. That is one reason FIIs have been heavy sellers.

Asian markets today are mostly a touch lower in early trade. Japan got the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business survey this morning, which usually sets the tone for Tokyo.

Crude slipping back below $100 is genuinely good news for India. We import most of our oil, so a cheaper barrel means a smaller import bill, less pressure on inflation, and a bit of breathing room for the rupee. The rupee, for its part, is still parked very close to record-low territory near the ₹96 mark.

Jargon break: a “basis point” is one-hundredth of a percentage point. So 3.4 basis points means the yield rose 0.034%.

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

GIFT Nifty is the Nifty futures contract that trades at GIFT City in Gujarat. It used to be called SGX Nifty when it traded in Singapore, and plenty of traders still call it that out of habit. Because it trades for far longer hours than our cash market, it is the first rough hint of how Nifty might open.

So GIFT Nifty is sitting roughly 26 points under yesterday’s Nifty close. In plain words: a flat-to-slightly-negative opening is on the cards. Worth remembering that GIFT Nifty is an indicator, not a guarantee — it can swing in the final minutes before 9:15 AM, and the actual open often differs.

Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex Today: Previous Close

Wednesday was a genuinely split session. The headline indices ended lower, but under the surface banks and realty had a good day. BSE Sensex today starts from 72,480.29 and Nifty from 22,620.45.

Some context on that weekly column: Nifty closed the previous week at 23,140.50 on Friday 25 September, which was its seventh straight weekly fall — the longest losing run since the Covid crash of 2020. Three sessions into this week, it has given up another 520 points.

Market breadth on Wednesday was narrow. Only 17 of the 50 Nifty stocks closed higher while 32 fell. In the broader Nifty 500, advances and declines were almost evenly matched at 245 against 251. Six of the ten main sector indices ended higher, with Nifty Realty leading at +1.62% and Nifty Pharma the weakest at −1.84%.

Nifty Support and Resistance Levels for Today

These are simply the levels technical analysts say they are tracking. They are reference points, not forecasts. Nobody knows where the index will actually go today, and these numbers are not a suggestion to buy or sell anything.

India VIX at 13.50 is low. VIX measures how much movement options traders are pricing in over the next 30 days. A reading in the low teens says the market is not expecting fireworks — though low VIX readings have a habit of not lasting forever.

Jargon break: “support” is a price area where buyers have stepped in before; “resistance” is where sellers have shown up. They are observations about past behaviour, nothing more.

FII DII Data Today: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 (₹ Crore)

This is the number that has defined September. FII DII data today shows foreign institutional investors sold ₹10,148 crore of Indian shares in the cash market on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors — our mutual funds, insurers and pension funds, largely funded by your SIPs — bought ₹11,272 crore. Domestic money more than covered the foreign exit.

Here is the gross buy-and-sell split for 29 September, the most recent session for which the full breakup is published. The gross figures for 30 September were not yet available at the time of writing.

The pattern is simple to read: roughly ₹25,500 crore of foreign selling in three sessions, absorbed almost rupee-for-rupee by ₹23,400 crore of domestic buying. That is why the fall has been a grind rather than a crash.

Stocks in News Today: Stocks to Watch on 1 October 2026

These companies have news out, so they are likely to see active trading. This list is a factual observation about what has been announced — it is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of them.

Key Events Today: September Auto Sales, Manufacturing PMI and Sensex Expiry

A busy start-of-month calendar, and the last session before a long weekend.

• September auto sales numbers. Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and other carmakers report monthly sales today. These are the first real read on festive-season demand, so auto stocks usually see action.
• Final HSBC India Manufacturing PMI for September. The flash reading earlier in September came in at 56.5. Anything above 50 means factory activity is expanding.
• Sensex weekly F&O expiry. BSE Sensex weekly options and futures settle today.
• New listings. Moneyview and A-One Steels make their stock market debut today.
• IPO subscriptions continue. Mainboard issues Nityas Gems & Jewellery and Vishal Nirmiti remain open, along with several SME issues at various stages.
• Bank of Japan Tankan survey was released this morning, which shapes sentiment across Asia.
• Markets shut tomorrow. No trading or settlement on Friday 2 October for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. Next session is Monday 5 October.

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

Quick note on the expiry calendar, because it changed not long ago and still trips people up. Nifty weekly expiry is now on Tuesday. Sensex weekly expiry is on Thursday — which is today. Monthly Nifty and Bank Nifty contracts settle on the last Tuesday of the month, so the September series already expired on Tuesday 29 September and we are now trading the October series. The next Nifty weekly expiry is Tuesday 6 October, and the October monthly expiry falls on Tuesday 27 October.

What is open interest? Open interest, or OI, is simply the number of futures and options contracts that are still open and not yet closed or settled. Rising OI at a particular strike tells you traders are building positions there. It describes where money is sitting — it does not tell you which way the index will move.

F&O ban list today. A stock enters the F&O ban when its open interest crosses 95% of its market-wide position limit, or MWPL — the maximum derivative exposure NSE allows in that stock. Once banned, you can only reduce existing positions, not create new ones, until usage falls back below 80%. Readings differed across data providers at the time of writing: one showed Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in ban, another showed two stocks in ban, and a third showed none. Names running at high MWPL usage included Bandhan Bank, IREDA and Kaynes Technology. Since the list is finalised by the exchange before the open, please check the official NSE ban list or your broker’s terminal at 9:00 AM for today’s confirmed names rather than relying on yesterday evening’s snapshot.

FAQs: Share Market Today (1 October 2026)

What is GIFT Nifty today?

GIFT Nifty was at 22,594.50 at 8:10 AM IST, down 61.00 points or 0.27% from its own previous close of 22,655.50. That places it roughly 26 points below the Nifty 50 spot close of 22,620.45, pointing to a flat-to-mildly-negative open.

What were the Nifty 50 and Sensex closing levels yesterday?

On Wednesday 30 September 2026, the Nifty 50 closed at 22,620.45, down 95.75 points or 0.42%. The BSE Sensex closed at 72,480.29, down 48.78 points or 0.07%. Nifty Bank bucked the trend, closing 0.69% higher at 54,633.05.

What are the Nifty support and resistance levels today?

Analysts are tracking 22,708 as the pivot, with resistance in the 22,757–22,800 band and then 22,843–22,905. On the downside they are watching 22,595–22,553, then 22,506–22,463, with some desks flagging 22,500 and 22,350 further below. These are reference levels drawn from past price behaviour, not forecasts, and not advice to trade.

What was the FII DII data for 30 September 2026?

FIIs were net sellers of ₹10,148 crore in the cash market and DIIs were net buyers of ₹11,272 crore. Over the three sessions of this week so far, FIIs have sold about ₹25,481 crore while DIIs have bought about ₹23,414 crore.

When is the Nifty expiry this week?

There is no Nifty weekly expiry this week after today. Nifty weekly contracts now expire on Tuesdays, so the next one is Tuesday 6 October 2026. Today, Thursday 1 October, is the Sensex weekly expiry. The October monthly expiry for Nifty and Bank Nifty is Tuesday 27 October 2026.

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

The ban list for 1 October was not consistent across data providers at the time of writing — one source showed Steel Authority of India in ban, another showed two stocks, a third showed none. Stocks with high MWPL usage included Bandhan Bank, IREDA and Kaynes Technology. Check the official NSE list or your broker’s platform before 9:15 AM for the confirmed names.

Is the stock market open tomorrow, 2 October 2026?

No. NSE and BSE are closed on Friday 2 October 2026 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. There will be no trading or settlement in equity, derivatives or SLB segments. The next trading session is Monday 5 October 2026. The other NSE holiday this month is Tuesday 20 October for Dussehra.

Data sources: NSE and BSE exchange data, GIFT Nifty quotes from NiftyTrader, FII/DII figures as reported by Kotak Neo and other data providers, US index closes via wire reports, Asian market and commodity levels from Business Standard’s market live coverage, corporate announcements from exchange filings, and the NSE 2026 trading holiday calendar. All levels are as of the times stated and may change.

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.