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Indian equities opened on a muted note on Thursday, tracking mixed global cues
Sensex Today
Sensex Today: Indian equities started Thursday’s session on a subdued note, tracking mixed global signals. The BSE Sensex was down 34 points, or 0.04%, at 81,391, while the Nifty50 slipped 9 points to 24,964.
Infosys shares were trading about 1% lower ahead of the company’s board meeting scheduled today to consider its fifth share buyback programme. Historically, the IT major’s stock has delivered mixed returns in the short to medium term following buyback announcements.
In the broader market, however, sentiment was more positive. The Nifty MidCap index edged up 0.04%, while the Nifty SmallCap index gained 0.22%, both outperforming the frontline benchmarks.
Global Cues
In Asia, markets traded mixed as investors assessed China’s August inflation print. Mainland China’s CSI 300 edged up 0.13%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1%. Consumer prices in China fell 0.4% year-on-year in August, steeper than the 0.2% drop forecast by economists polled by Reuters. The producer price index also declined 2.9% Y-o-Y, though easing from a 3.6% fall in July.
Elsewhere, South Korea’s KOSPI gained 0.57% after hitting a record high, and Japan’s Nikkei climbed 0.61%.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed at a record high, rising 0.3% on the back of a 36% surge in Oracle shares after strong cloud guidance. The Nasdaq ended marginally higher, while the Dow Jones fell 0.48%.
Investors in the US now await the release of August CPI data and weekly jobless claims, both of which are expected to provide fresh cues on the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of next week’s rate decision.
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a…Read More
Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a… Read More
September 11, 2025, 09:12 IST
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