The SGX Nifty opened on a negative note today.
At 8:15 am, it was trading down by 52 points, or 0.3% lower at 17,397 levels.
Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for Indian stock markets.
Asian stock markets are trading on a mixed note today as traders evaluated risks from the omicron virus strain.
The Hang Seng is trading down by 1.3%, while the Shanghai Composite is trading up by 0.1%. The Nikkei is trading down by 1.3%.
In US stock markets, Wall Street indices ends higher on Thursday, recovering ground lost over recent sessions as market participants snapped up bargains while digesting the implications of a shifting pandemic.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 617.8 points or 1.8%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8%.
US stock futures are trading on a firm note today with Dow Futures up by 255 points.
Gold prices set for a third straight weekly drop today, weighed down by signals from Federal Reserve officials that the central bank could end its pandemic-era asset purchases and raise interest rates faster than expected to combat surging inflation.
Crude oil prices settled more than 1% higher on Thursday, after a see-saw session that saw benchmarks swing in a US$5 range after organization of the petroleum exporting countries (OPEC+) surprised markets by sticking to its plans to boost output slowly.
Back home, L&T and Cadila Healthcare will be among the top buzzing stocks today.
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