Mumbai, March 4 -- GIFT Nifty:

GIFT Nifty March 2026 futures were down 167.00 points, suggesting a gap down opening for the Nifty 50 today.

Institutional Flows:

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,295.64 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 8,593.87 crore in the Indian equity market on 02 March 2026, provisional data showed.

The FIIs have sold shares worth Rs 6,640.78 crore in the cash market in February. This follows their cash sales of Rs 41,435.22 crore in January 2026 and Rs 34,349.62 crore in December.

Global Markets:

Asian market traded lower as South Korea led the losses on Wednesday as the war in the Middle East continued unabated.

South Korea's Kospi p...