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The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange- Sensex is expected to open with a positive note today tracking higher ending in the US stocks. In the overnight trading, Nasdaq ended at 4,982, up by 45 points after the Federal Reserve said that it is in no hurry to hike interest rates as long as inflation remains tame and economic growth moderate.
Meanwhile, Asian markets were trading on a mixed note led by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which was trading up by 223 points at 24,343. Taiwan Index and Straits Times were also trading in green, up by 59 and 13 points, respectively in the early trading session. However, the rally in Asian markets was capped by Japan’s Nikkei 225 and China’s Shanghai Composite, which were trading in red, down by 126 and 1.64 points respectively on Thursday morning. Back home, the BSE SENSEX closed at 28622.12, down by 114.26 points or by 0.4 per cent and the NSE’s wide-based Nifty ended at 8685.9, down by 37.4 points or by 0.43 per cent in the previous trading session.
Meanwhile, Asian markets were trading on a mixed note led by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which was trading up by 223 points at 24,343. Taiwan Index and Straits Times were also trading in green, up by 59 and 13 points, respectively in the early trading session. However, the rally in Asian markets was capped by Japan’s Nikkei 225 and China’s Shanghai Composite, which were trading in red, down by 126 and 1.64 points respectively on Thursday morning. Back home, the BSE SENSEX closed at 28622.12, down by 114.26 points or by 0.4 per cent and the NSE’s wide-based Nifty ended at 8685.9, down by 37.4 points or by 0.43 per cent in the previous trading session.
