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Equity Alert: Indices may open higher tracking gains in US, Asian peers

MUMBAI--0810 IST--Domestic headline equity indices are expected to open higher, extending gains from Friday's session, when they rose after a four-day fall, supported by positive global cues. The recent slight recovery seen in the Indian rupee against the dollar, primarily on likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India, is also expected to support investor sentiment Monday. 

On Friday, major US indices closed higher, led by a rebound in technology shares. Chipmaker Micron Technology's strong forecasts reignited optimism around AI-related stocks, which had recently come under pressure over lofty valuations and funding concerns. Most Asian indices were also higher in early trade Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street. On Monday, the People's Bank of China decided to keep its 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates unchanged at 3% and 3.5% respectively, holding them for the seventh straight meeting, as estimated in a Reuters poll. 

Oil prices climbed in early trade ‍Monday after the US intercepted a Venezuelan oil tanker over the weekend. At 0810 IST, Brent Crude futures was up 0.8% at $60.97 per barrel. The US is also pursuing another oil tanker in what would be the third such operation in less than two weeks if it succeeds, officials told Reuters Sunday. 

The Indian rupee had seen a marginal recovery in the past three sessions after hitting a fresh record low last week. The recovery came on likely intervention by the RBI. The rupee's weakness against the dollar had been one of the primary reasons for the recent decline in the stock market, according to analysts.

GIFT Nifty contracts suggest the Nifty 50 may open higher. At 0809 IST, the December contract of the GIFT Nifty traded at 26182 points, more than 215 points above the Nifty 50's close on Friday. The Nifty 50 ended 0.6% higher at 25966.40 points on Friday. (Arya S. Biju)

Equity Alert: Asian indices open higher tracking gains on Wall Street

MUMBAI--0801 IST--Asian equity indices opened higher Monday tracking global cues as Wall Street gained due to rise in technology stocks. Investors also welcomed the Chinese central bank's decision to keep prime loan rates steady. 

The People's Bank of China kept its one-year and five-year prime loan rates unchanged at 3% and 3.5%, respectively. The central bank kept the rates unchanged for the seventh straight meeting, CNBC reported. The one-year rate influences most new and outstanding loans, while the five-year rates affect mortgages, as per the CNBC report. China's CSI 300 index was up 0.8% and the Hang Seng Index was up 0.2%. South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.9% and Australia's SP/ASX 200 Index rose 0.9%. 

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose over 2% as the yen declined, leading to robust export earnings for Japanese corporates. The yen sell-off came as the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75%, which led to heavy selling pressure on government debt, Reuters reported. On Friday, the US equity indices ended higher for the second consecutive session, led by gains in technology stocks. 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0755 IST:

(Adhithya Aji)

Equity Alert: US indices end higher Fri as technology stocks rebound

MUMBAI--0734 IST--US equity indices ended higher Friday, as technology stocks rebounded. Shares of artificial intelligence companies rose due to chipmaker Micron Technology's strong guidance for revenue for the current quarter. Shares of the company had recently come under pressure over high valuations and funding concerns. The stock rose 7%. 

Shares of tech giant Oracle surged nearly 7% after TikTok agreed to sell its US operations to a new joint venture that includes the former private equity investor Silver Lake, CNBC reported. The shares of the company had come under pressure last week after media reports said Oracle lost a key investor from one of its data centre projects, which sparked concerns. Nvidia's shares rose about 4% after US President Donald Trump launched a review that could result in the first shipments of the company's second-most powerful AI chips to China, Reuters reported, citing sources.

"Tech in general, particularly the AI-related companies, came under a fair amount of pressure and when Micron reported (on Wednesday) and the market reacted the way that it did, there's the idea that maybe people can come back to these (stocks)," Reuters quoted Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments, as saying

Shares of Nike were among the worst hit after the company saw its revenue in its Greater China market decline for the sixth consecutive quarter, as per CNBC.

Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:

(Adhithya Aji)

US$1 = INR 89.27

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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