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By Malvika Gurung
Investing.com — The listed on the Singapore-based Exchange SGX, an early indicator for , traded 0.08% or 15 points lower at 8:40 am on Monday, indicating a lower opening on Dalal Street.
Further, the climbed 0.07% and declined 0.22%.
The busy week will witness the March CPI data for India and US, along with the FOMC meeting minutes. India’s WPI inflation for March and trade balance data is also set to release in the holiday-shortened week.
Read Also: US, India CPI, FOMC Minutes: Economic Events in Busy Holiday-Curtailed Week
Major indices on Wall Street ended higher on Thursday, driven by a rally in the shares of Alphabet. Adding to the worries of a weak labor market, the initial jobless claims fell in the US for the April 1-ended week.
Labor Department released the nonfarm payrolls data, with the figure increasing by 236,000 jobs in March, compared to an expected.
rose 0.76%, advanced 0.01% and S&P 500 gained 0.36%.
Asian stocks rose on Monday. At 8:38 am, South Korea’s Kospi surged 1%, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.42%, while the Chinese, Hong Kong and Australian markets remained closed on Monday, on account of Easter.
Oil prices dipped on Monday as slipped 0.15% to $85/barrel and WTI Futures dropped to $80.62 a barrel. Futures declined 0.25%.
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