Domestic benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are looking at a sombre start on Thursday while they remain some gains away from crossing the 70,000 and 21,000 marks, respectively.

On Wednesday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 69653.73 up by 357.59 points or by 0.52 % and then NSE Nifty was at 20937.7 up by 82.6 points or by 0.4 %.

On the global front, a slump in crude oil prices can boost sentiment after Brent dipped nearly 4 per cent to the lowest levels since June, trading at $74 per barrel, on supply issues.

Global equities were in a downtrend as markets await jobs data in the US later today and Friday. At 7:15 am, the Gift Nifty futures were up 13 points at 21,052.

Back home, top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. 41008947.00, Tata Steel Ltd. 40753593.00, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 29544730.00, State Bank of India 21439069.00, ITC Ltd. 20417559.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 48.37 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 117701.28 Crore.

On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 332994 with a total turnover of Rs. 28207.55 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1240870 with a total turnover of Rs. 96811.90 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 761835602 with a total turnover of Rs. 56918160.70 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 6195742 with a total turnover of Rs. 495056.39 Crore.

The FIIs on 06/12/2023 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 17375.65 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 2998.15 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 11580.45 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 957.30 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 5795.20 Crore and Rs. 2040.85