Sensex Today Live Updates : Muted Asian peers, Gift Nifty signal subdued start for Indian markets; Vedanta, PEL eyed
Read the full story here.)Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were expected to open on a muted to positive note, tracking subdued trading among Asian peers, which were weighed down by the weak economic data in China.At 8:06 am, Gift Nifty futures were trading at 22,107, marginally ahead of Nifty 50's Friday close of 22,055, reiterating the liklihood of a muted to positive opening for Indian marketsA rally in global equity markets lifted stocks in Europe to record highs on Friday amid strong corporate earnings and hopes central bank interest rate cuts are near, while the dollar edged higher despite signs of slowing U.S. economic growth.European shares posted their biggest weekly gain since late January, with the pan-regional STOXX 600 index rising for a sixth straight session, while the FTSE 100 in London hit yet another record high.The Dow industrials index registered its eighth daily advance as the three major Wall Street indexes posted weekly gains but the Nasdaq closed marginally lower on the day.Strong performance on both sides of the Atlantic, along with gains overnight in Tokyo and elsewhere in Asia, pushed MSCI's all-country world index within 0.2% of a record closing high.U.S.
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