GIFT Nifty indicated that Indian equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 might see a higher start on Friday following Asian markets opening on a mixed note in early trade hours.
Previously, on Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 closed the session 22.7 points or 0.10% higher at 23,750, while the BSE Sensex closed flat at 78,472.
Asian Markets
Asia-Pacific markets were trading on a mixed note on Friday as some markets returned from the Boxing Day holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was trading 0.89% higher at 39,921. The Korean index Kospi trades 0.76% lower at 2,411. The Asia Dow was trading 0.94% higher at 3,735.04. However, the benchmark Chinese index, Shanghai Composite was trading flat at 3,398.
Wall Street
US indices closed Thursday on a mixed note. The S&P 500 closed the session 0.04% lower at 6,037. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.1% to close the session at 20,020. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average added 28.77 points or 0.07% to close at 43,325.80.
US Dollar
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, was up 0.04% at 108.12 on Friday morning. The index measures the US dollar’s strength or weakness against major currencies. The basket contains currencies such as the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, etc. Also, the Indian rupee depreciated 0.06% to close at 85.26 against the US Dollar on Thursday.
WTI crude prices were trading at $69.58 down by 0.06%, while Brent crude prices were trading at $73.19 down by 0.10%, on Friday morning.
FII, DII Data
Foreign institutional investors (FII) were the net sellers of shares net worth Rs 2,376.67 crore. Meanwhile, the Domestic institutional investors (DII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 3,336.16 crore on December 26, 2024, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.