NIFTY50, SENSEX today: Wall Street cues, FII activity, key things to know before markets open on January 13

The Indian equity benchmarks are set to open higher on Tuesday, January 13, as indicated by GIFT NIFTY futures. NIFTY futures at GIFT City in Ahmedabad advanced 42 points to 25,918 amid positive cues from Asian markets.

The Indian equity benchmarks snapped their five-day losing streak on Monday and staged a sharp recovery came after reports suggested that said the trade deal between the US and India would resume from Tuesday.

The SENSEX advanced by 301.93 points, or 0.36%, to end at 83.878.17, while the NIFTY50 closed at 25,790.25, up by 106.95 or 0.42%.

Asian markets

Asian markets were trading sharply higher on Tuesday with Japan's Nikkei rising 3.5% aided by a weak yen and talk of fiscal stimulus. South Korea's KOSPI advanced 0.43% to an all time high of 4,681.58. China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.1% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.1%.

Wall Street update

The ​S&P 500 and Dow registered record closing highs on Monday, with shares of technology companies and retailer Walmart ‌gaining and as investors mostly brushed aside concerns about the US Justice Department's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, news agency Reuters reported.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.17%, S&P 500 gained 0.16% and tech Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.26% to 23,733.90.

FII/DII activity

Foreign institutional investors sold shares worth ₹3,638 crore on Monday while domestic institutional investors bought shares worth ₹5,839 crore, data from the National Stock Exchange showed.

The FIIs have so far this month sold shares worth ₹15,476 crore, according to the data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).

Stocks to watch

Implementation of the new labour codes during the quarter resulted in a "statutory impact" of ₹2,128 crore, the company stated, adding that, excluding the one-time impact, its profit would have grown 8.5% to ₹13,438 crore.

The company, one of the largest private sector employers in the country, disclosed that the overall headcount was down by 11,151 in the October-December period to 5,82,163.

TCS Chief Operating Officer Aarthi Subramanian said AI revenues have grown 17% quarter-on-quarter to an annualised level of $1.8 billion, and it sees strong growth continuing in the segment.

The operating profit margin was stable when compared with the September quarter at 25.2% during the three-month period but higher than the 24.5% in the year-ago period, as per a company statement.

The company's consolidated revenue, however, jumped 13.32% during the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3 FY26) to ₹33,872 crore, rising from ₹29,890 crore in Q3 FY25. Sequentially, its revenue rose 6%.

HCLTech's Board declared an interim dividend of ₹12 per equity share, with a face value of ₹2 each for FY26. The company fixed Friday, January 16, as the record date for the interim dividend and set Tuesday, January 27, as the payment date.

HCLTech raised its revenue growth (CC) guidance to 4.0%-4.5% YoY and the services revenue growth (CC) guidance to 4.75%-5.25% YoY. The EBIT margin guidance remained unchanged at 17%-18%, excluding the ₹956 crore ($109 million) one-time impact of India’s New Labour Codes on EBIT.

The company had posted a PAT of ₹77.2 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal.

Total revenue in the October-December period of FY26 jumped 25% to ₹306 crore from ₹244.1 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.

The company said its assets under management (AUM) stood at ₹99,008 crore as of December 2025, registering a 30% year-on-year growth, driven by steady net inflows and strong client engagement.

The board approved a floor price of ₹387.74 per equity share for the QIP, according to a stock exchange filing. The final issue price will be determined by the company in consultation with the book-running lead managers appointed for the QIP.

Q3 FY26 profit after tax stood at ₹11.1 crore.

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) emerged as key incremental buyers during the quarter, with Category I FPIs increasing their stake to 25.33% in Q3 from 23.01% in Q2 FY26, driven by Paytm's inclusion in the MSCI Global Standard Index in November 2025.

The company's transmission network length was 25,778 circuit kilometres (ckm) in the October-December period of the preceding 2024-25 financial year, an exchange filing said.

New order wins boosted the transmission network, reflecting strong bidding capabilities and market potential, it added.

During Q3 FY26, AESL won the KPS III (Khavda South Olpad) HVDC (high-voltage direct current) project, taking the total order book to ₹77,787 crore and expanding the transmission network to 27,901 ckm.

Commenting on reports of the conglomerate pausing plans to make lithium-ion battery cells in India after failing to secure Chinese technology, a company spokesperson said, "We would like to categorically affirm that there has been no change in our plans for creating a world-leading battery storage manufacturing ecosystem from cell to containerised ESS, and they are progressing well in line with our target timelines."

Reliance had previously indicated 2026 as the target to begin manufacturing battery cells.

The partnership would enable Coromandel International to leverage the world-class research, innovation and technology infrastructure of the IIT Madras ecosystem, fostering advanced collaboration in areas of strategic importance like agriculture, sustainability and emerging technologies, a press release from Coromandel International Ltd said on Monday.

An MoU to establish the Corporate Research Centre was signed in the presence of Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar during the inauguration of the IIT Madras Global Research Foundation on January 9.

Trade setup

The NIFTY50 posted a sharp pullback from lower levels on Monday after comments from the US Ambassador to India, on India and the US’s trade relationship, boosted the market sentiment. The NIFTY50 closed over 100 points higher at 25,790 levels, recouping from the intraday low levels of 25,480. The global market cues remain positive for Tuesday with key US indices hitting record high levels, digesting the worries of the Federal Reserve’s independence.

The GIFT NIFTY futures indicate a positive opening for Indian markets on Tuesday morning, owing to positive global cues. However, a fresh tariff announcement by the US President on Iran could sour the sentiment.

On the technical front, the NIFTY50 index posted a bullish hammer pattern, reversing sharply from the intraday lows. The index also bounced back above the crucial 20-SMA weekly support level of 25,657, indicating a reversal from the bearish momentum. Experts believe, index should close above the 25,700 levels on a weekly basis to regain the momentum.