Sensex ends flat, Nifty below 10,100; indices up 1% for the week

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8:57 AM

Gold prices rise

 

Gold prices rose to pull further away from a two-week low, after North Korea fired another missile over Japan, triggering the latest round of safe-haven buying in markets while weighing on the dollar.

 

Spot gold was up 0.3% to $1,333.06 an ounce after dropping to its lowest since August 31 at $1,315.71 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures for December delivery gained 0.6% to $1,337.40 an ounce.

8:55 AM

Asian markets open lower

 

Asian markets were trading lower. Japan's Nikkei were almost flat while South Korea's Kospi and Australia's main index both dipped 0.3%. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific share index excluding Japan was down 0.1%. China's Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong's Hang Seng indices were down 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively. 

8:50 AM

US stock futures drop

 

US stock futures dipped and the yen rose after North Korea fired another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean on Friday.  US stock futures fell 0.2% while the dollar fell to as low as 109.55 yen from around 110.20 in late US trade on Thursday. It last stood at 109.98 yen.

8:50 AM

North Korea launches another missile over Japan

 

North Korea launched a missile that flew over northern Japan before plunging into the Pacific Ocean, the South Korean military said. The still-unidentified missile was launched around 6.30 a.m. (local time) from east of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, according to South Korea's military Joint Chiefs of Staff. READ MORE

North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un

8:47 AM

Singapore Nifty

 

At 8:45 am, SGX Nifty, Nifty futures being traded on Singapore Stock Exchange, was trading at 10,072, down 51 points or 0.51%.

8:47 AM

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