Share Market Today, October 9: Sensex, Nifty likely to open positive; GIFT Nifty futures inch higher

Share Market News, Nifty 50, Sensex: Headline indices Sensex and Nifty will likely start today's (October 9) session in a positive territory. At around 7:20 am, GIFT Nifty futures, an early indicator of the 50-share index, were up 17.85 points or 0.07 per cent at 25,149 ahead of the opening bell on Dalal Street.

Global Markets Update

Here's how the major global indices fared:

• Nasdaq ended at 18,182.92, up 259.01 points or 1.45 per cent
• S&P 500 up 55.19 points or 0.97 per cent at 5,751.13
• Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 229.71 points or 0.59 per cent at 39,169.82
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 444 points or 2.12 per cent at 21,370.81

Previous session summary

In the last session (October 8) both domestic indexes ended higher, Sensex closed at 81,634.81, up 584.81 pts or 0.72 per cent and the 50-share index (NSE Nifty 50) ended at 25,013.15, up 217.40 pts or 0.88 per cent. Meanwhile, HDFC Bank, Trent, M&M, Larsen & Toubro, and Infosys were the 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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