4827: Will Nifty see third straight day of selling pressure on weekly F&O expiry? | Market Minutes

Indian indices saw a second straight day of losses led by a weakness in IT stocks after the H-1b visa fee hike. This morning, the Gift Nifty is signaling a cautious start, today being the weekly F&O expiry day. Wall Street set fresh record highs overnight, powered by a 4% surge in Nvidia after it announced a $100-billion data-centre investment with OpenAI. Asian indices trade higher, while Japan remains shut for a holiday. Key stocks in focus include Maruti, Hyundai, JBM Auto, Alkem Labs, JK Lakshmi Cement, Brigade Enterprises, KEC International and RVNL following fresh deal wins and festive-season sales updates. Four mainboard IPOs open for subscription today—Anand Rathi Share & Stock Brokers, Jaro Institute, Solarworld Energy Solutions and Seshaasai Tech—while Euro Pratik Sales lists on the exchanges. And on the consumer front, the Amazon Great Indian Festival and Flipkart Big Billion Days sales kick off, setting the tone for festive retail demand. Tune in for all this and more in to