Market overview : Gift Nifty was trading with a slight gain near 25,458 some time ago this morning. This indicates that the Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty may open flat today on September 18. Talking about the last trading day, the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty had gained for the second consecutive day and closed at record highs on September 17. This was due to the rise in telecom, auto, and construction stocks. This rise has come ahead of the monetary policy results of the US Federal Reserve. Market participants expect a 25 basis point cut in interest rates. At the end of the trading session, the Sensex closed 80 points or 0.1 per cent higher at 83,068 and the Nifty closed 34 points higher at 25,418.50.

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Market Today : Gift Nifty

GIFT Nifty is trading marginally lower, indicating a flat start to the day. Nifty futures were trading around 25,458 in the morning.

American Market

US stock markets closed almost flat on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.90 points, or 0.04 percent, to 41,606.18, the S&P 500 index rose 1.49 points, or 0.03 percent, to 5,634.58, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 35.93 points, or 0.20 percent, to 17,628.06.

Asian markets mixed

Today, on Wednesday, a mixed trend is being seen in the Asian markets. Topix is ​​seeing a gain of 0.45 percent and Nikkei is seeing a gain of 0.80 percent. On the other hand, Taiwan's market is seeing a decline of 0.36 percent.

Gold boom

Gold is trading with a slight increase at $ 2,573. While silver has come down by about $ 1 to $ 30.45.

softening in crude

Oil prices fell by 0.5 percent in early trade on Wednesday. Currently Brent crude is trading down by 0.53 percent and WTI crude is down by 0.55 percent

US Bond Yield

In America, the 10-year bond yield has fallen by 10 basis points to 3.64 percent. The 2-year bond yield has fallen by 312 basis points to 3.60.

Dollar Index

The dollar has stabilized on Wednesday. The dollar index is seen at the level of 100.84.

Asian currencies mixed

Asian currencies were mostly trading higher in early trade on Wednesday. However, the Malaysian ringgit gained 7 percent on a year-to-date basis, while the Taiwan dollar fell 4 percent.

LME Commodities

On Wednesday, all commodities witnessed a decline in early trade, with lead trading the most down by 1 percent. On the other hand, aluminum is down by 0.18 percent, copper by 0.21 percent, nickel by 0.59 percent, lead by 1.01 percent a,  and zinc by 0.68 percent.