The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a flat-to-positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,145 level, a premium of nearly 15 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 24,795.75, while Sensex ended at 81,050.00. Overnight, Wall Street indices ended lower. Asian stocks declined in early morning trade today.

GIFT Nifty futures, trading around 50 points behind Nifty futures at 7:42 AM, signalled markets in India were likely to start on a slower note on Friday. The Indian stock market had bled heavily on Thursday,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,885 level, a discount of nearly 100 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Stock Market LIVE Updates | The blue-chip indices Sensex and Nifty50 erased day’s gains to drop over 700 points; Nifty 50 slips below 25,150. The blue-chip indices traded lower for the fifth consecutive session on Friday,

US stocks finished lower on Thursday ahead of Friday's monthly U.S. payrolls report and as investors kept a watchful eye on the growing conflict in the Middle East. Data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week,

The Nifty 50 closed the session with a gain of 0.88%, finishing above the 25,000 mark at 25,013 points. Similarly, the Sensex wrapped up the day with a 0.70% increase, settling at 81,616 points.

GIFT Nifty ended 90.50 points or 0.35% down at 25,433.50 indicating a negative opening for domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on Friday. U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday ahead of Friday’s monthly U.