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Analysts expect markets to remain range-bound for next week, as they will take further cues from a surge in crude oil prices, the Israel conflict, banks' quarterly results. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 25 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 19725.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Monday.

The Russell 2000 (IWM) is the canary in the coal mine for markets and yesterday's action is not great news for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, despite the latter indexes doing 'okay' yesterday. Selling volume rose to rank as distribution with a 'sell' trigger for On-Balance-Volume.

By Sinéad Carew, Shashwat Chauhan and Ankika Biswas

It's early days, but indexes are working towards swing lows to help start rallies off last week's lows. The Nasdaq took out the swing high from last week and its 20-day MA, but was repelled from its 50-day MA with today's spike high.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures were mixed heading into the final trading day of the week, with investors preparing for the release of quarterly results from large Wall Street banks and parsing through recent inflation data. Elevated interest rates are expected to factor heavily into returns from lenders JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) on Friday, as a fresh corporate earnings season gets underway. Elsewhere, the U.K.'s competition regulator approves Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) restructured acquisition of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), clearing the way for the closure of the largest deal in the history of the gaming industry.

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday after a U.S. Treasury auction sent bond yields higher while investors were already digesting data that showed consumer prices rose more than anticipated in September. Surging shelter costs pushed consumer prices higher last month while the annual increase in the core figure, excluding volatile food and energy components, was the smallest in two years. After the data, the S&P 500 spent the morning zig-zagging between red and green.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were trading in a tight range during Thursday's evening deals, after a negative performance among benchmark averages as fresh CPI data soured risk appetites, while traders braced for major financial earnings later in the session.

Investing.com — The Dow cut intraday cuts to close lower Thursday as rising Treasury yields pierced through early-day optimism following inflation data that surprised to the upside and signs of ongoing strength in the labor market.  

Wall Street's major indexes closed higher after Wednesday's choppy session with the release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting showing caution among policy makers that helped fuel investor hopes that rates would stay steady. Fed officials pointed to uncertainties around the economy, oil prices and financial markets as supporting «the case for proceeding carefully in determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate,» according to the minutes released on Wednesday from the Sept.

Market rallied for a second straight day on Wednesday after strong quarterly business updates from several corporates and also easing inflation concerns. With the start of earnings season, analysts expect stock-specific action as well as sectorial rotation in the market. The IT sector would be in focus with TCS announcing its results post-market Wednesday, while Infosys and HCL Tech earnings are due later today. «Going forward, we expect the market momentum to continue on the back of positive global cues, easing of US bond yields, and strong domestic economic position,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 16.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 19846.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Thursday.

Investing.com — US stock futures were trading slightly higher during Wednesday's evening trade, following a positive session for major benchmark averages as focus turned toward Thursday's consumer price index data release.

Investing.com — The Dow closed higher Wednesday, shrugging off data pointing to an uptick in the pace of inflation as investor focus shifted to consumer inflation data for September that will likely seal the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to stand pat on rate hikes next month.

Federal Reserve's September meeting. The S&P 500 gained 18.56 points, or 0.43%, to end at 4,376.80 points. The Nasdaq Composite gained 96.83 points, or 0.71%, at 13,659.68.

Stock markets that have refused to buckle under the highest yields since 2007 face a new test. Third-quarter results will shine a light on how much those rates are already hitting profits — and what they’ll do to lofty equity valuations.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.90 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 33,822.20. The S&P 500 opened higher by 8.35 points, or 0.19%, at 4,366.59, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 56.37 points, or 0.42%, to 13,619.21 at the opening bell.

(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) said on Wednesday it would acquire a 99.8% stake in battery maker VinES from its founder Pham Nhat Vuong as it seeks to ramp up its integration in the production value chain and competitive advantage.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks were rising as Treasury yields continued to ease, while investors await the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting. 

The stock market is trading on the up again following the most recent jobs report, which sparked a rebound in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Wall Street indexes closed higher on Tuesday, to notch their third straight day of gains, after dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials pushed Treasury yields lower as investors cautiously monitored developments in the Middle East. Following comments from top Fed officials on Monday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the U.S.

Read More)U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after pressure relaxed on Wall Street from the bond market.The S&P 500 gained 22.58, or 0.5%, to 4,358.24.

global markets for cues, while also keeping an eye on the crude oil movement amid Israel-Hamas conflict. While equities staged a smart recovery on Tuesday, sustenance on the higher level is critical for confirmation of trajectory, analysts said. Further, Dalal Street investors will keenly await quarterly earnings of Tata Consultancy Services, due after market hours. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 7.5 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 19783.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Wednesday.