«Although the market has been on a steady upward trend, momentum has been somewhat lacking, largely due to the underperformance of major banking stocks, which carry substantial weight in the benchmark. And, if we see improved participation from the banking sector, Nifty could break past the 25,500 mark and move toward a new milestone of 26,000,» said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking.
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 23 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 25,415, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Monday.
US stocks gain
Wall Street stocks rose and the Dow scored a second consecutive all-time closing high on Friday, with Tesla and Amazon climbing after fresh U.S. economic data raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates modestly in September.
Asian shares mixed
Asian share markets got off to a quiet start on Monday as investors braced for a data-packed week culminating in a U.S. jobs report that