The benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices are likely to open flat on June 21 following cues from GIFT Nifty which is trading near 23,524.
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Indian equity market closed on positive note on June 20 amid volatility with Nifty finishing above 23,550 led by metal, oil & gas and realty stocks.
At close, the Sensex was up 141.34 points or 0.18 percent at 77,478.93, and the Nifty was up 51 points or 0.22 percent at 23,567.
Here is how financial markets across the globe fared overnight:
GIFT Nifty (Flat)
The GIFT Nifty is trading flat, indicating a muted start for the day. Nifty futures were trading at 23,594 at 07:00 am IST.
Asian Equities (Mixed)
Asian markets were trading lower in the early trade as Japan’s May core inflation data came in slightly cooler than expected. At 07:00 am IST, here's how Asia was faring.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Topix | -0.31 | -2.26 | 3 |
| Nikkei | -0.12 | -0.63 | 2.8 |
| Hang Seng | -0.74 | 1 | 7.43 |
| Taiwan | -0.95 | 10 | 22.7 |
| Kospi | -0.84 | 5.5 | -2 |
Wall Street shares pulled back from record highs hit early on Thursday in sympathy with rallying overseas indexes, as Treasury yields shook off soft U.S. data and rose anticipating new supply next week.
The Dow rose 0.77% to close at 39,134.96, the S&P 500 lost 0.25% to 5,473.22, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.79% to close at 17,721.59.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Dow Jones | 0.77 | 1.38 | 4.38 |
| S&P500 | -0.25 | 3.94 | 15.35 |
| Nasdaq | -0.79 | 6.13 | 18.68 |
The US 10-year rose 26 basis points at 4.26 and 2-year Treasury yields added 13 basis points at 4.74 in the early trade on Friday.
| CURRENT PRICE | MONTH AGO | YEAR AGO | |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.26 | 4.49 | 3.87 |
| US 2-Year Treasury | 4,74 | 4.87 | 4.25 |
The dollar is trading flat around 105.
| CURRENT PRICE | MONTH AGO | YEAR AGO | |
| Dollar Index | 105.64 | 104.67 | 101.33 |
Asian currencies were trading lower in the early trade on Friday against the dollar.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Indonesian Rupiah | -0.396 | -2.75 | -6.27 |
| South Korean Won | -0.416 | -1.97 | -7.14 |
| Japanese Yen | -0.113 | -1.82 | -11.33 |
| Philippines Peso | -0.026 | -1.68 | -5.85 |
| Thai Baht | -0.030 | -0.915 | -6.75 |
| Taiwan Dollar | -0.90 | -0.374 | -5.54 |
| China Renminbi | -0.047 | -0.343 | -2.20 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | -0.155 | -0.418 | -2.60 |
| Singapore Dollar | -0.015 | -0.539 | -2.51 |
Gold and Silver prices were trading with marginal gains in the early trade on Friday.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Gold | 0.19 | 1.60 | 14.61 |
| Silver | 0.27 | 1.36 | 29.56 |
Crude oil futures slid in early trade on Friday on the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates in Asia and the United States, while falling U.S. oil inventories kept prices from moving lower.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| US West Texas | -0.09 | 5.50 | 13.36 |
| Brent Crude | -0.12 | 4.90 | 11.12 |
LME commodity prices were trading higher in the early trade on Friday, with Lead, Aluminium and Copper up 0.5 percent each.
| CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Aluminium | 0.90 | -4.94 | 5.77 |
| Copper | 0.74 | -1.80 | 15.18 |
| Nickel | 0.30 | -11.60 | 4.94 |
| Zinc | 0.16 | -3.23 | 8.11 |
| Lead | 0.82 | -2.50 | 7.15 |
The Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) extended their buying as they bought equities worth Rs 415 crore on June 20, while domestic institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 325 crore on the same day.
| 20th June | MTD | YTD | |
| FII Net Flows | 415.30 | -7,94.53 | -1,29,408 |
| DII Net Flows | -325.81 | 20,209.81 | 2,25,415.7 |
Hope you're all set for today's trade, wish you a profitable day ahead.
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