GIFT Nifty indicated that Indian equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 might see a negative start on Friday following Asian markets opening on a mixed note in early trade hours.
Previously, on Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 closed the session 247 points or 1.02% lower at 23,952, while the BSE Sensex fell 964 points or 1.20% to close at 79,218.
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Asian Markets
Asia-Pacific markets were trading on a mixed note as investors reviewed inflation data from Japan and interest rate cut decision from China. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was trading 0.40% higher at 38,968. The Korean index Kospi slipped 1.26% to trade at 2,404. The Asia Dow was trading 1.62% lower at 3,659.59. However, the benchmark Chinese index, Shanghai Composite was 0.02% higher trading at 3,370.
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Wall Street
US indices mixed on Thursday. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average added 15.37 points or 0.04% to close at 42,342.24, narrowly snapping the longest losing streak since 1974. The S&P 500 closed the session 0.09% lower at 5,867. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.10% to close the session at 19,372.77.
US Dollar
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, was up 0.02% at 108.442 on Friday morning. The index measures the US dollar’s strength or weakness against major currencies. The basket contains currencies such as the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, etc. Also, the Indian rupee depreciated 0.14% to close at 85.08 against the US Dollar on Thursday.
Crude Oil
WTI crude prices were trading at $68.97 down by 0.59%, while Brent crude prices were trading at $72.47 down by 0.56%, on Friday morning.
FII, DII Data
Foreign institutional investors (FII) were the net sellers of shares net worth Rs 4,224.92 crore.
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