Stock Market Updates: Sensex Rises 200 pts, Nifty Around 19,900 – News18

Stock Market Today: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started Monday’s trade with gains ahead of key macro data due in India and overseas.

Global Cues

Asia stock markets were softer on Monday ahead of U.S inflation September data this week with investors seeking signals about the Federal Reserve’s next likely moves on interest rates. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.4%, after U.S. stocks ended the previous session with mild gains.

The S&P 500 closed slightly higher on Friday but well below its session high and all three of Wall Street’s major averages posted weekly declines as investors worried about interest rates and waited anxiously for upcoming US inflation readings.