Thursday 24 August 2017



Indian equity markets may open flat with positive bias on Thursday, tracking subdued cues from Asian peers. The SGX Nifty, which was trading with gains of 9 points at 9,864, is hinting a flat start for the day.
 
Nifty50 has resistance placed around the level of 9,900 and the next resistance is placed around the level of 9,950. On the downside, 9,800 is a strong support area, and if this support is breached, the next support stands at 9,750 level.
 
Back home, Wednesday turned out to be a wonderful day for the Indian markets as markets ended higher for the second straight session, helped by strong rally in the last hour of trading session.
 
The US stocks ended with marginal losses on Wednesday as traders reacted to comments by President Donald Trump at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 88 points to finish at 21,812. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index shed 19 points to close at 6,278. The S&P 500 slid 8 points to end at 2,444. 
 
Asian markets are showing mixed trend in early trade on Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 has shed 28 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has gained 94 points and China’s Shanghai Composite has advanced 2 points.