Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on August 18 after Trump-Putin meeting
The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Monday, tracking key positive developments over the weekend, including the proposed GST reforms, a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, among others.
The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-up start for the Indian benchmark index.
Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Tick Lower After Two Straight Weeks of Gains for Major Indexes
Stocks moved slight lower in early trading Monday as investors prepared for a slew of retail sector earnings reports in the coming days and a major speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the end of the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) were each down 0.1% in recent trading.
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