Sensex, Nifty set to open positive; GIFT Nifty futures up over 100 pts

Share Market Today, NSE Nifty 50, BSE Sensex: Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty will likely start today's (October 10) session in a positive territory. At around 7:10 am, GIFT Nifty futures, an early indicator of the 50-share index, were up 114 points or 0.46 per cent at 25,198 ahead of the opening bell on Dalal Street.

Global Markets Update

Here's how the major global indices fared:

• Nasdaq ended at 18,291.62, up 108.70 points or 0.60 per cent
• S&P 500 up 40.91 points or 0.71 per cent at 5,792.04
• Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 108.46 points or 0.25 per cent at 39,377
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 408.76 points or 1.94 per cent at 21,046.00
• South Korea's KOSPI up 10.47 or 0.50 per cent at 2,604.83

Previous session summary

In the last session (October 9) both domestic indexes ended lower, Sensex closed at 81,467.10, down 167.71 pts or 0.21 per cent and the 50-share index (Nifty 50) closed at 24,981.95, up 31.20 pts or 0.12 per cent. Meanwhile, financial, and IT sector stocks such as SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and HCL Tech were 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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