Share Market News, October 23: Sensex, Nifty likely to open in green; GIFT Nifty futures inch higher

Share Market Today, Global Markets; US Stocks, Asian Shares: Headline indices Sensex and Nifty will likely open today's (October 23) session in green zone. At around 7:20 am, GIFT Nifty futures, an early indicator of the 50-share index, were up 9.20 points or 0.04 per cent at 24,547 ahead of the opening bell on Dalal Street.

Global Stock Markets

Here's how the major global indices perform:

• Nasdaq ended higher at 18,573.13, up 33.12 points or 0.18 per cent
• S&P 500 closed lower at 5,841.47, down 2.78 points or 0.05 per cent
• Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 21.67 points or 0.06 per cent at 38,390.29
• South Korea's KOSPI was up 9.36 points or 0.36 per cent at 2,580.06
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 26.49 points or 0.13 per cent at 20,525.44
• Singapore's Strait Times was up 26.54 points or 0.74 per cent at 3,613.95

Previous Session Summary

In the last session (October 22), the domestic indices ended lower, Sensex closed at 80,220.72, down 930.55 points or 1.15 per cent, and the Nifty 50 at 24,472.10, down 309.00 points or 1.25 per cent. Here's a list of top gainers and losers of the session:

Nifty 50 Top losers

Nifty 50 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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