Gap-Up Opening Likely For Sensex, Nifty Today
Domestic stock markets are likely to start Friday's session on a sharply positive note, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's address to the media due at 10 am. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures - an early indicator of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty index - climbed up as much as 233.75 points to touch 9,293.75 ahead of the opening of Indian markets. At 7:54 am, the SGX Nifty futures were up 201.50 points - or 2.22 per cent - at 9,261.50. Analysts say the markets are expected to move sideways with the possibility of bouts of volatility in the near term.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is scheduled to address a press conference at 10 am.
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Overnight in the US, Wall Street ended a volatile day higher. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average indices ended 0.58 per cent, 1.66 per cent and 0.14 per cent respectively.Â
On Thursday, the S&P BSE Sensex index had ended 222.80 points - or 0.73 per cent - higher at 30,602.61 and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark settled at 8,992.80, up 67.50 points - or 0.76 per cent - from the previous close.Â
Earlier this week, the government extended a 21-day nationwide lockdown by another 19 days to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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