The SGX Nifty opened on a negative note today.
At 8:10 am, it was trading down by 12 points, or 0.1% lower at 15,175 levels.
Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a flat opening for Indian stock markets.
Asian stock markets are trading on a mixed note today as investors looked over mixed data and watched for the next catalyst. The Nikkei is trading down by 0.3%.
Markets in Greater China and most of Southeast Asia are closed today for the Lunar New Year holiday.
In US stock markets, Wall Street indices ended another day on a flat note on Thursday as the market's strong momentum to begin February started to lose steam.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7 points, down 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4% to a fresh record high.
After a strong runup in equities in the beginning of February, the market rally seemed to slow down a tad.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits were 793,000 last week, compared to 812,000 in the prior week.
US stock futures are trading on a negative note today. Dow Futures are trading down by 19 points while Nasdaq Futures are trading lower by 6 points.
Here are the key events due later today:
Back home, Magma Fincorp and National Fertilizers will be among the top buzzing stocks today.
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