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The Singapore traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty’s performance in India, gained 0.2 percent to 9,146.
Asian stocks declined in early trade, as a dearth of risk appetite greeted markets at the start of the week. Hang Seng contracts were flat, while Japan’s stock market was closed Monday for a holiday. Meanwhile, the yen touched its strongest since February 28.
Global stocks are coming off their best week since January after central banks in the U.S. and China raised interest rates. Volatility remains low across markets from equities to currencies and fixed income as investors place faith in the emerging global economic recovery.
Oil prices held below $49 a barrel as the increase in U.S. drilling offset the prospect of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries extending an output-reduction deal and money managers cut bets on rising West Texas Intermediate crude by a record.
U.S. shale producers extended drilling expansion into a 10th month, Baker Hughes Inc. said. Meanwhile, bets on rising WTI crude were reduced by the most on record in data going back to 2006, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.