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

The Indian equity markets are set to open on a subdued note on Thursday, November 13, as indicated by GIFT NIFTY futures. NIFTY futures at GIFT City in Ahmedabad rose 10 points to 25,950 amid weak cues from Asian markets.

The Indian equity benchmarks surged for a third straight session on Wednesday, November 12, as investor sentiment turned positive after exit polls indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will come back to power in Bihar, indicating policy stability.

Asian markets

Asian markets were trading on a subdued note with Japan's Nikkei advancing marginally by 0.1%, South Korea's KOSPI fell 0.12%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.4% while China's Shanghai Composite advanced 0.2%.

Wall Street update

Overnight, US stocks ended on a mixed note on Friday as investors stayed on the side lines with limited economic data clouding the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.68%, S&P 500 advanced 0.06% and tech heavy Nasdaq declined 0.26%.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives was set to end the longest government shutdown in US history, with a vote on a stopgap funding package to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air traffic control system, news agency Reuters reported.

FII/DII activity

Foreign institutional investors sold shares worth ₹1,750 crore on Wednesday while domestic institutional investors bought shares worth ₹5,127 crore, data from the National Stock Exchange showed.

The FIIs have so far this month sold shares worth ₹7,683 crore and for the calendar year they have been net sellers to the tune of ₹1,47,593 crore, according to the data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).

Stocks to watch

It had clocked a net profit of ₹758.84 crore in the July-September period of FY25, the company said in an exchange filing.

Tata Steel increased its total income to ₹59,052.84 crore against ₹54,503.30 crore in the second quarter a year ago, posting a rise of over 8% year-on-year.

It had reported a loss of ₹18.57 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing.

Honasa Consumer's revenue from operations was up 16.5% to ₹538.06 crore in the September quarter as against ₹461.82 crore a year ago.

Nazara had registered a profit of ₹16.24 crore a year ago (that is Q2FY25) and ₹51.34 crore in Q1FY26.

In Q2FY26, the company delivered revenues of ₹526.5 crore, up 65.1% year-on-year, and EBITDA of ₹62 crore, growing 146.4%. Growth during the quarter was led by improving retention, deeper LiveOps engagement, and cross-platform distribution across mobile, console, and PC, the company said.

"Finance Committee, at its meeting held on 12th November, 2025, has allotted 25,000 Unsecured, Listed, Rated, Taxable, Redeemable NCDs bearing a face value of ₹1,00,000 each, aggregating to ₹250 crore," according to a regulatory filing.

Under the NuCode, farmers will have access to a scientifically formulated range of biologicals, including bio-fertilisers - to enrich soil naturally, bio-stimulants - to boost plant growth and resilience, and bio-pesticides - to protect crops through eco-friendly solutions, Rallis India said in a statement.

Its net profit stood at ₹65.55 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income fell to ₹520.90 crore in the quarter from ₹556.22 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing.

Trade setup

On the technical front, the NIFTY50 closed above the crucial 21 EMA resistance level of 25,700, forming a doji pattern, indicating a pause or consolidation after three consecutive days of gains. Experts believe a weekly close above 25,700 could spur further momentum to the previous record high levels.

On the options data front, the 26,000 calls hold the highest open interest, indicating a resistance for the index. On the other hand, 25,800 puts hold the highest interest, indicating a strong support for the index on the downside.