Nifty Today: What F&O Cues Indicate

  • Nifty May Futures down by 0.18% to 24,380 at a premium of 46 points.

  • Nifty May futures open interest up by 2.2%.

  • Nifty Options May 8 Expiry: Maximum Call open interest at 26,100 and Maximum Put open interest at 22,000.

  • Put-Call ratio at 1.12, with highest change in Put open interest at 24,350.

  • Securities in ban period: RBL Bank.

Dollar Check

  • The US Dollar index is down 0.06% at 100.13.

  • Euro was down 0.05% at 0.8852.

  • Pound was down 0.14% at 0.7521.

  • Yen was down 0.01% at 145.45.

Stock Market News Live: Global Check

Asian stocks edged up and US equity-index futures erased losses on Friday after China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is evaluating possible trade talks with the United States.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.1%. Japan’s Topix climbed 0.62%, buoyed by supportive comments from the country’s top trade negotiator, while Japanese shares overall rose 1.1%.

The S&P 500 closed 0.63% higher, marking its eighth straight gain—its longest winning streak since August. Optimism over tech earnings and hopes that trade deals could soften the impact of steep tariffs unveiled on April 2 drove sentiment.

The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.1%, led by Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc., which surged on the back of strong quarterly results.

Stock Market News Live: GIFT Nifty Indicates Muted Open; Zomato, Adani Ports, Marico, Auto Shares In Focus

Good morning!

After a market holiday the GIFT Nifty was trading above 24,400 early Friday. The futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.03% at 24,428.5 as of 7:35 a.m. indicating a muted start for the Indian markets.

In the previous session on Wednesday, the benchmark equity indices snapped two days of advances to end in the red. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 1.75 points or 0.01% lower at 24,334.20, while the BSE Sensex closed 46.14 points, or 0.06% down at 80,242.24.

. Read more on Markets by NDTV Profit.Zomato, Adani Ports, Marico and Auto shares will be in focus on Friday.  Read MoreMarkets, Business 

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