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Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could fall 14 points at the opening bell.

Overseas, most Asian stock markets declined Friday as US stocks dropped overnight. US stocks declined on Thursday as the rising threat of a government shutdown in the US added to a litany of concerns weighing on equities.

Back home,profit booking after seven-day gains and negative global stocks pulled the key domestic indices modestly lower yesterday, 20 December 2018. The Sensex fell 52.66 points or 0.14% to settle at 36,431.67.

The trading activity on that day showed that the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 386.44 crore yesterday, 20 December 2018, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 87.96 crore yesterday, 20 December 2018, as per provisional data.

 

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First Published: Dec 21 2018 | 8:27 AM IST

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