Mumbai, May 5 -- GIFT Nifty:

The GIFT Nifty April 2026 futures currently traded 5.50 points higher, suggesting a flat opening for the benchmark index today.

Institutional Flows:

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 2,835.62 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 4,764.16 crore in the Indian equity market on 04 May 2026, provisional data showed.

The FIIs had sold shares worth Rs 70,135.46 crore in April. This follows their cash sales of Rs 122,540.41 crore in March, Rs 6,640.78 crore in February and Rs 41,435.22 crore in January 2026.

Global Markets:

Asian markets traded mixed on Tuesday as risk appetite was battered by heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. ...