Indian bourses likely to open mixed tracking Asian peers

The S&P/ASX 200 was flat after initially opening lower, weighed by its energy subindex, which was down 0.3 percent.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.25 percent; while across the Korean strait, the Kospi was lower by 0.18 percent.The Dow Jones industrial average gave up opening gains, briefly falling 100 points before closing 22.7 points lower.The pan-European STOXX 600 closed off session highs, up 1.05 percent provisionally; while sectors were positive across the board.London's FTSE 100 popped 1.1 percent, while its domestically-focused FTSE 250 index jumped some 1.5 percent. France's CAC rose 0.8 percent while Germany's DAX closed 0.5 percent up.International Brent crude oil futures were trading at USD 46.95 per barrel at 0027 GMT on Friday, up 55 cents, or 1.19 percent, from their last settlement. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 43 cents, or 0.95 percent, at USD 45.57 a barrel.