The Indian markets may see a positive opening as the the Asian markets and the SGX Nifty are all trading in the green.
In the Asian markets, Hong Kong stocks traded mixed early the day, with resource shares rising on higher commodity prices overnight, but with some financials losing ground on concerns of policy tightening after China's official purchasing managers' index showed manufacturers' input-prices on the rise. The benchmark Hang Seng Index is up 0.1% at 23,479.
The Nikkei added 35 points to 10,273 and Shanghai Composite was flat at 2,794. Seoul Composite and Straits Times advanced 0.5% each to 2,083 and 3,194, respectively.
The stocks to watch for the day are Ranbaxy Laboratories, Escorts, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, IDFC and National Aluminium Company. Also Glenmark, NMDC, Syndicate Bank, HEG, Gati, Vijay Shanti Builders will also be under the scanner with the Q3 results being declared today.