MARKET WRAP: Indices end flat ahead of no-confidence motion; IT stocks slip

Benchmark indices ended flat on Thursday, a day ahead of a no-confidence motion against the government.

8:35 AM

Markets on Wednesday

 

S&P BSE Sensex	36,373.44		-0.40%
Nifty 50	10,980.45		-0.25%
S&P BSE 200	4,679.61		-0.51%
Nifty 500	9,269.55		-0.49%
S&P BSE Mid-Cap	15,181.35		-1.27%
S&P BSE Small-Cap	15,814.66		-0.95%

8:34 AM

SGX Nifty

The SGX Nifty was at 11,010, up 0.25 per cent from the previous close.

8:32 AM

Asian Markets

Asian shares made early gains on Thursday as upbeat Wall Street earnings supported global investor sentiment, although trade war jitters pushed China’s offshore yuan to a fresh one-year low.

 

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.53 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei and the Australian benchmark advanced 0.42 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

8:30 AM

Wall Street

The S&P 500 rose to its highest in more than five months and the Dow climbed for a fifth session on Wednesday as solid earnings boosted financial and industrial stocks and reinforced expectations for a strong second-quarter reporting season.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.4 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 25,199.29, the S&P 500 gained 6.07 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 2,815.62 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.67 point, or 0.01 per cent, to 7,854.44.

8:25 AM

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