Opening Bell: Nifty Opens Marginally Up at 24078.95; DII Inflows Counter FII Selling | 15 Jul 2026, 09:25 AM IST

The Nifty 50 commenced Wednesday’s trading session with a marginal uptick, opening at 24078.95, reflecting a gain of +0.11% or +27 points from its previous close of 24052.05. This modest positive start follows two consecutive sessions of net selling by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs).

Index	Open (vs Prev Close)	Change (%)
Nifty 50	24078.95 (+27 pts)	+0.11%

Early market breadth within the Nifty 50 shows zero advances and zero declines, indicating a cautious start as individual stock movements are yet to establish a clear trend in the initial minutes of trade.

Among the top performers in early trade, Tata Steel Ltd. leads with a +0.25% gain, trading at ₹188.74. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. is up +0.21% at ₹556.35, while NTPC Ltd. sees a +0.17% rise to ₹348.75. Reliance Industries Ltd. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. also show minor gains of +0.15% and +0.11% respectively.

Conversely, SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. is the top laggard, down −0.56% at ₹1830. Adani Enterprises Ltd. trades −0.37% lower at ₹3177, and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) is down −0.36% at ₹248.01. Nestle India Ltd. and Ultratech Cement Ltd. also registered declines of −0.36% each.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers for the second consecutive session on July 14, offloading equities worth −739.69 crore. This follows a significant outflow of −3062.27 crore on July 13. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), however, continued to provide support, with net purchases of +2927.71 crore on July 14 and +2171.7 crore on July 13.

Investors will closely monitor the market breadth and sustained institutional flows in the next 30 minutes for clearer directional cues.