The SGX Nifty lost 0.26% in trade on Thursday morning, signaling that domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex would open on a negative basis. Nifty futures were 46 points lower on the Singaporean exchange at 18,237. Benchmark indices Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex ended Wednesday’s session in the red. Nifty tumbled 0.34% to 18,285.4 and BSE Sensex slipped 208 points to 61,773. 

“The domestic market experienced a short-lived rally that was overshadowed by subdued global market sentiment. US Treasury yields rose due to concerns over stalled US debt ceiling talks and hawkish comments from US Fed officials, which reduced the chances of a rate pause. European markets also declined, triggered by higher-than-expected UK inflation figures that bet on more rate hikes by the BoE,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

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Wall Street

Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday as U.S. debt ceiling negotiations dragged on without a deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.77%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.61% while the S&P 500 fell 0.73%.

Asian Markets

Shares in Asia-Pacific were trading mixed on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tanked 1.53% while China’s Shanghai Composite traded lower by 0.17%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.48% as Taiwan’s TSEC 50 was 0.63% higher and South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.31%. 

Crude Oil

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Thursday after uncertainty that the United States will avoid a debt default weighed against the prospect of further OPEC+ production cuts. Brent crude futures slipped 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $78.31 a barrel by 0042 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $74.18.

FII/DII Data

Foreign institutional investors (FII) net bought shares worth net Rs 1,185.84 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) net purchased shares worth net Rs 300.93 crore on May 24, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.

F&O Ban

The National Stock Exchange has