Sensex, Nifty likely to open in red; GIFT Nifty futures down nearly 100 pts

Share Market Today, Global Markets; US Stocks, Asian Shares: Headline indices Sensex and Nifty are likely to open today’s session in negative zone. As of 7:30 am, GIFT Nifty futures, an early indicator of the 50-share index, were down 97.30 points or 0.39 per cent at 24,746 ahead of the opening bell on Dalal Street.

Global Stock Markets

Here's how the major global indices perform:

• Nasdaq: 18,373.61, up 6.53 points or 0.04 per cent
• S&P 500: 5,841.47, down 1 points or 0.02 per cent
• Japan's Nikkei 225: 39053, up 142 points or 0.37 per cent
• South Korea's KOSPI: 2,599.19, down 10.11 points or 0.39 per cent
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng: 20,117.20, up 38.10 points or 0.19 per cent
• Singapore's Strait Times: 3,625.78, up 0.53 points or 0.01 per cent

Previous Session Summary

In the last session (October 17), domestic indices ended lower, with Sensex closing at 81,006.61, down 494.75 points or 0.61 per cent, and Nifty 50 at 24,749.85, down 221.45 points or 0.89 per cent. Here are the top gainers and the losers of the session:

Top losers

Top gainers

What should investors/traders track today?

Here's a list of stocks that are set to be the focus in today's session:

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