Indian benchmark indices may start session with muted numbers

29 Dec 2023 , 08:06 AM

Domestic equity indices may open today’s session with flat numbers after registering sharp gains for two consecutive sessions. Yesterday, markets closed in green. BSE Sensex closed 372 points higher at 72,410. NSE Nifty ended with a gain of 124 points at 21,778.

On the global front, US Markets closed with mixed numbers. Dow Jones closed 54 points higher. Nasdaq Composite ended flat. S&P 500 was marginally up at the closing.

Asian peers are trading in mixed sentiments as well, tracking the global cues. Chinese Shanghai Composite is trading 0.42% higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed with a decline of 0.28%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was trading 0.16% lower. South Korean Kospi index was trading 1.60% higher. Taiwan index was trading flat.

On the nifty index yesterday, Coal India, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, and BPCL locked positions as the top gainers. Adani Enterprises, Larsen & Toubro, Eicher Motors, LTIMindtree, and Adani Ports were the top laggards.

The rupee recovered after falling for two days in a row, closing 14 paise higher at 83.20 vs the US dollar on Thursday, on a weak US currency overseas and a rise in local share markets.

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