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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are likely to see a weak start on December 20, tracking cues from GIFT Nifty trading around 23,934.50, a short while ago this morning.

India's benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, tumbled over 1% on December 19, marking their fourth consecutive session of decline, as global market weakness weighed heavily on investor sentiment.

The downturn followed the US Federal Reserve’s cautious outlook on rate cuts, which dampened optimism. The Fed now forecasts only two rate cuts in 2025, down from its previous projection of four, a revision that unsettled markets worldwide.

On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 79218.05 down by -964.15 points or by -1.2 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23951.7 down by -247.15 points or by -1.02 %. On the global front, Asia-Pacific markets were trading on a mixed note on Friday as investors digested Japan's inflation data and China's interest rate decision.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 was higher by 0.37 per cent, while the broad based Topix was ahead by 0.24 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.92 per cent, and the small cap Kosdaq was behind by 1.09 per cent.

Elsewhere, Wall Street stumbled to a close on Thursday, ending nearly flat after an earlier rally ran out of steam late in the session as investors continued to parse the Federal Reserve's hawkish outlook.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.37 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 42,342.24, the S&P 500 fell 5.08 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 5,867.08 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 19.93 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 19,372.77.

Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 27104579.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 17119599.00, ITC Ltd. 14599270.00, NTPC Ltd. 14513129.00, Reliance Industries Ltd. 14244653.00,

On NSE, total number of shares traded was 317.80 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 103052.83 Crore. On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 418257 with a total turnover of Rs. 28502.19 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1899263 with a total turnover of Rs. 126213.57 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 553062002 with a total turnover of Rs. 34165363.38 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 8962532 with a total turnover of Rs. 616686.38 Crore.

The FIIs on 19/12/2024 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 14388.45 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 635.18 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 15310.79 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 1968.36 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -922.34 Crore and Rs. -1333.18