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Global markets: SGX Nifty to US dollar — key triggers for stock market today | Mint

  Global market today: US stock market edged higher on Friday and all three key benchmark indices ended in green territory. Gold prices pinned below $2,000 per ounce levels as the US Fed's rate hike fear still persists. Asian stock market is off to a slow start in the earning rich week ahead. In early morning deals, SGX Nifty today opened upside whereas Dollar Index is under sell off stress. Here we list out key global market triggers that may dictate stock market today: US stock market On Friday deals, all key benchmark indices closed higher on Wall Street. Down Jones index added 0.07 per cent, S&P 500 index went up 0.09 per cent whereas tech heavy weight Nasdaq surged 0.11 per cent on the weekend session. On reason for global markets trading tepid on Friday, Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities said, "Most global markets trade tepid on Friday, extending losses into a third straight session as concerns over an economic slowdown were exacerbated by wea

Over 400 Killed, 3,500 Injured In Sudan Fighting So Far: WHO

 There had been 11 verified attacks on health facilities, including 10 since April 15, an official said. Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children's agency said children are paying a high price, with at least nine reportedly killed in the fighting and more than 50 badly injured, Turkish News Agency Anadolu reported. WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told in a UN press conference that according to figures from the government in Sudan, 413 people have died and 3,551 injured in the conflict. The fighting is part of ongoing clashes between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). She said there had been 11 verified attacks on health facilities, including 10 since April 15. "According to the Ministry of Health in Sudan, the number of health facilities that have stopped working is 20. And also, according to Ministry of Health numbers, the number of health facilities at

Maharashtra: After Raut's 'Shinde Govt Will Collapse' Prediction, Uddhav's Big Claim on Elections

 Uddhav Thackeray was ousted from the chief minister’s post last year following a sensational mutiny within the party that led to its division into two factions. Maharashtra politics is taking an interesting turn every day. After Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s claim that the government will collapse within 15 days, his party supremo Uddhav Thackeray claimed elections can take place in the state anytime now. Thackeray made the statement while addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon just hours after Raut’s ‘’Shinde government will fall’’ remark. “Elections can now take place at any time, even today, and we are prepared for the same. The matter is in Supreme Court, and we are hoping that the verdict will be in our favour. After that, anything can happen at any time," Thackeray said. In the same address, Thackeray also challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to issue a clarification on whether or not the party will contest elections under CM Eknath Shinde adding that th