Stock Market Today, 24 September 2026: GIFT Nifty, Sensex and Nifty Pre-Market Cues, FII DII Data and Stocks to Watch

NSE pre-market report · Data as of 8:20 AM IST · NSE and BSE open at 9:15 AM IST

Good morning, and welcome to your daily pre-market chai break. Here is everything you need before the bell rings on the share market today. Overnight, US bond yields shot up and Wall Street slipped, and GIFT Nifty today is pointing to a soft, gap-down start. Back home, Nifty 50 and Sensex closed higher yesterday with metal stocks leading, FII DII data turned friendly after a day of heavy foreign selling, and it is a F&O expiry day for Sensex weekly contracts. On top of that, the NSE itself lists on the BSE today — easily the biggest talking point of the session.

One thing before we start: this is a news and data report. We do not make predictions and we do not give buy or sell calls. We simply lay out the numbers so you can read the market yourself.

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

Overnight, a sharp jump in US government bond yields did the damage. The US 10-year Treasury yield rose about 15 basis points to 5.11% — its highest in a long while — after strong business-activity data and hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials. When bond yields rise, money tends to move out of shares and into bonds, so Wall Street fell across the board.

Asian markets this morning are mixed, which is why global market cues today are not one-way. Japan is strong, China and Hong Kong are weak.

On commodities and currency:

Crude staying above $100 a barrel matters for India because we import most of our oil. Costlier crude widens our import bill and can push up inflation. The rupee snapped a four-day winning streak on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened and importers bought dollars.

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

GIFT Nifty is a Nifty 50 futures contract traded at the NSE International Exchange in GIFT City, Gujarat. It used to be called SGX Nifty when it traded in Singapore. Because it trades through the night while our market is shut, it is the first rough hint of where Nifty may open. It is an indicator, not a guarantee — the actual open can be very different.

So the setup for NSE pre market today is a lower opening, driven almost entirely by the overnight bond-yield scare abroad rather than anything domestic.

3. Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex Today: Previous Close

Wednesday was a good day. Metal stocks rallied hard, FMCG and PSU banks chipped in, and only IT and media finished in the red. Market breadth was strongly positive — far more stocks rose than fell.

Week so far (Friday 18 September close to Wednesday 23 September close):

Top movers on the Nifty 50 yesterday:

Sector-wise, Nifty Metal was the star at +2.40%, followed by FMCG (+1.32%), PSU Bank (+1.14%), Realty (+1.10%) and Pharma (+0.90%). Nifty IT fell 0.87% and Media slipped 0.50%.

On market breadth (NSE): 2,344 stocks advanced, 1,232 declined and 113 were unchanged, with 135 stocks hitting 52-week highs against 52 at 52-week lows.

Nifty Support and Resistance Levels for Today

Support and resistance are simply price zones where buying or selling has tended to show up in the past. Traders watch them for reference. These are levels analysts are watching — for reference, not forecasts. We do not predict where any index will go.

India VIX is the “fear gauge” — it measures how much movement option traders expect over the next 30 days. At 10.29 it is very low, which tells you the options market is not pricing in big swings right now. That said, a low VIX can rise quickly if news surprises everyone. If you search for Nifty prediction today, you will find plenty of guesses; we do not make them. Here is the data instead — read it yourself.

4. FII DII Data Today: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (₹ Crore)

FII means Foreign Institutional Investors — overseas funds. DII means Domestic Institutional Investors — our own mutual funds, insurers and pension funds. Watching who is buying and who is selling in the cash market tells you a lot about the mood.

Both sides were buyers on Wednesday, which is a nice change after Tuesday’s heavy foreign selling. Here is how the week stacks up so far:

The pattern is familiar: foreign money has been a net seller this week, and domestic institutions have more than absorbed it. That domestic cushion — largely SIP money flowing into mutual funds every month — is a big reason the market has held up.

5. Stocks in News Today: Stocks to Watch on 24 September 2026

These are companies with fresh, factual news. This is an observation of what is in the news, not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.

6. Key Events Today: NSE Listing, SEBI Board Meeting and Sensex Weekly Expiry

A quick note on the NSE listing: at ₹1,785 a share, the exchange was valued at roughly ₹4.42 lakh crore, or about 43 times FY26 earnings. Grey market premium chatter before listing was in the ₹40–₹68 range. Grey market premium is an unofficial, unregulated indicator and is frequently wrong — treat it as gossip, not data.

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

F&O means futures and options — contracts whose value comes from an underlying stock or index. Here is what the derivatives data looked like at Wednesday’s close.

Open interest (OI) is the total number of contracts still open and not yet squared off. Where OI piles up tells you which price levels traders care about. Option sellers (writers) at a strike will defend it, so heavy call OI acts like a ceiling and heavy put OI acts like a floor — until it doesn’t.

PCR is the put-call ratio: total put open interest divided by total call open interest. Above 1 means more puts than calls are open, which is usually read as cautious-to-positive positioning. Below 1 is the opposite.

Max pain is the strike price at which the largest number of option buyers would lose money at expiry. It is a statistical curiosity, not a target.

Expiry calendar: Sensex weekly options expire today, Thursday 24 September. The next Nifty expiry is Tuesday, 29 September — and because that is the last Tuesday of the month, it is also the monthly F&O expiry. Expiry days often bring extra volatility in the last hour as positions are rolled over or squared off.

MWPL stands for Market-Wide Position Limit — the maximum derivative exposure the exchange allows in a stock. When open interest crosses 95% of that limit, the stock enters the F&O ban list today. During a ban, traders can only close existing positions; no fresh F&O positions are allowed. The stock comes out of the ban once usage falls below 80%. A ban is a position-limit matter, not a verdict on the company.

Note that shares of these companies continue to trade normally in the cash segment for delivery and intraday — only fresh F&O positions are restricted.

FAQs: Share Market Today (24 September 2026)

What is GIFT Nifty today?

GIFT Nifty was trading around 23,268.50 in early hours on 24 September, down about 182 points. Against Nifty’s previous close of 23,446.80, that points to a gap-down start. It is an indicator of sentiment, not a forecast.

What were the Nifty 50 and Sensex closing levels yesterday?

On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Nifty 50 closed at 23,446.80, up 117.80 points (+0.50%), and the BSE Sensex closed at 74,828.25, up 299.17 points (+0.40%). Nifty Bank ended at 56,548.90, up 0.59%.

What are the Nifty support and resistance levels today?

Analysts are watching 23,300 as support and 23,500 as resistance on the Nifty 50, and 56,300 / 56,700 on Nifty Bank. These are reference zones that traders track, not predictions of where the index will go.

What is the FII DII data for 23 September 2026?

FIIs were net buyers of ₹1,617.40 crore in the cash market and DIIs were net buyers of ₹2,341.50 crore. For the week so far, FIIs are net sellers of ₹2,768.80 crore while DIIs are net buyers of ₹9,258.84 crore.

When is the Nifty expiry this week?

Sensex weekly options expire today, Thursday 24 September 2026. The next Nifty weekly expiry is Tuesday, 29 September 2026, which is also the monthly F&O expiry since it is the last Tuesday of the month.

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

Four stocks are in the F&O ban period on 24 September 2026: Kaynes Technology, LIC Housing Finance, Manappuram Finance and Steel Authority of India. Only fresh F&O positions are restricted; cash-market trading continues as usual.

Why is the NSE listing such a big deal today?

The National Stock Exchange — India’s largest exchange by volume — lists on the BSE today after a ₹22,562 crore IPO, the second-largest ever in India. The issue was priced at ₹1,785 per share and subscribed 5.71 times, with institutions bidding far more aggressively (12.68x) than retail investors (1.39x). It is a landmark moment for Indian market infrastructure, and the first trading day of any large IPO is usually volatile.

Data sources: NSE (F&O ban list), BSE, Business Standard, TheStreet, NiftyTrader, 5paisa, Kotak Neo, Upstox, Trendlyne and Deccan Herald. Index and institutional-flow figures are as of the 23 September 2026 close; global, GIFT Nifty and commodity figures are as of early morning on 24 September 2026 and will have moved by the time you read this. Figures rounded where indicated.

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.