Sensex Today | Share Market Live Updates: Indian indices to see firm start; Asia, GIFT Nifty advance
Tata Power, GAIL, LIC, Suzlon, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, among others, will be in focus in today's trade.On Friday, the Nifty50 surged to a fresh all-time high higher-than-expected GDP data and positive interest outlook in the US.At close, the Sensex was up 492.75 points, while the Nifty added 134.70 points to end at 20,267.90.GIFT Nifty futures rose 145 points, or 0.70%, to 20,638.50, indicating a strong open for Indian markets.Asian shares started strong on Monday while gold hit another record high in a busy week for economic data that will test market wagers for early and aggressive rate cuts from major central banks next year.Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher Monday morning following a positive lead from Wall Street, with traders keeping tabs on a court hearing over a creditor request to wind up battered developer China Evergrande.Australian shares on Monday hit their highest in 2-1/2 months, as traders found comfort in signs that the U.S. central bank was done with its monetary tightening, while investor focus was also on the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting due this week.The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.2% at 7,157.700 points, as of 0052 GMT, hitting its highest level since Sept.
20. The benchmark closed 0.17% lower on Friday.Tokyo, however, drifted lower as a higher yen against the dollar weighed on the market.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.34%, or 114.89 points, at 33,316.62 in early trade, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.48%, or 11.44 points, to 2,371.08.A broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year.The benchmark index rose 0.6%, eclipsing its previous high for the
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