Asian markets mixed, hints a flat to positive opening for Indian indices

The Indian benchmark indices on Friday got off to an optimistic and thereafter, indices maintained most of their gains throughout the trading session and ended the trading day with decent gains. At the end of the day, The NSE's 50-share broadly followed index Nifty surged over a quarter per cent to settle above the crucial 9,650 mark, while Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index-Sensex accumulated over hundred and thirty points and closed above the psychological 31,200 mark.

The European markets ended Friday’s session on an optimistic note. The DAX of Germany rose 1.25 per cent and the CAC 40 of France advanced 0.47 per cent. The FTSE 100 of the U.K. gained 0.05 per cent.

Wall Street on Friday closed at records level led by gains in technology shares as investors looked past a weaker-than-expected May Jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 62 points to finish at a record 21,206. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 59 points to close at a record 6,306. The S&P 500 index closed up 9 points at a record 2,349.

Asian markets were trading mixed on Monday. Japan’s markets Nikkei 225 advanced 2 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 60 points and China’s Shanghai Composite shed 6 points.

At 7:33 am SGX Nifty Index trading with gains of 14 points at 9,660, indicating a flat to a positive start for Indian indices.