Market Live Updates Today: Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a cautious opening for the index in India with a 20 points loss
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The Indian stock market is expected to open on a cautious note as trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with a 20-points loss.
The BSE Sensex was down 14.77 points at 55,944.21, while the Nifty50 rose 10.10 points to 16,634.70 and formed small bearish candle on the daily charts as the closing was lower than opening levels.
According to pivot charts, the key support levels for the Nifty are placed at 16,597.33, followed by 16,559.96. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 16,692.23 and 16,749.77.
Wall Street gained ground again on Wednesday, with chipmakers and financials helping to push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record closing highs as investors look to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium for assurances that Federal Reserve's timeline for policy tightening remains intact.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.24 points, or 0.11%, to 35,405.5, the S&P 500 gained 9.96 points, or 0.22%, to 4,496.19 and the Nasdaq Composite added 22.06 points, or 0.15%, to 15,041.86.
Asian Markets
Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed in early trade on Thursday, as US markets again surged to record highs. Meanwhile, South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.36%, while the Topix edged up 0.14%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.31%.
SGX Nifty
Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a cautious opening for the index in India with a 20-points loss. The Nifty futures were trading at 16,603 on the Singaporean Exchange around 07:30 hours IST.
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The distributed ledger technology has the potential to provide a more resilient system than traditional centralised databases. It offers better protection against different types of cyber-attacks because of its distributed nature, which removes the single point of attack, Sebi said in a statement.
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