By Malvika Gurung
Investing.com — The listed on the Singapore-based Exchange SGX, an early indicator for , traded 0.2% or 36 points higher at 8:35 am on Friday, indicating a marginally higher opening on Dalal Street.
Further, the advanced 0.1% and gained 0.3%.
Major US indices ended strong on Thursday, following a phenomenal quarterly performance of the March-ended quarter for Walmart (NYSE:) Inc, along with the company hiking its full-year sales forecasts, indicating robust consumer spending.
Further, the dipped lower-than-estimated last week, while investors closely awaited debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.
surged 1.51%, rose 0.34% and jumped 0.94%.
Asian shares traded mixed on Friday, with Japan’s index hovering at a nearly 33-year high in the session, while Hong Kong stocks extended weakness in the morning Asian trade on concerns of a stumbling economic recovery.
At 8:35 am, South Korea’s gained 0.67%, Japan’s Nikkei jumped 1.04%, Hong Kong’s tanked 1.02%, China’s traded flat and Australia’s rose 0.6%.
Oil prices gained on Friday after creeping lower in early trade amid pressure from a stronger dollar, which hit a seven-year peak in the previous session.
jumped 0.82% to $76.48/barrel and rose 0.74% to $72.39 a barrel while writing. fell 1.11%.