Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The stock benchmarks, trading just shy of record levels, are set to open higher on Friday, as hopes around a lowering of global trade tensions and a potential rebound in domestic corporate earnings aided sentiment.
Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,026 points as of 7:45 a.m. IST, indicating that the benchmark Nifty 50 will open above Thursday’s one-year high close of 25,891.4.
Both Nifty and Sensex indexes have gained about 3 per cent in the past six sessions and are trading about 1.5 per cent below record high levels, aided by optimism over an imminent India-US trade deal, robust earnings from key sectoral leaders and sustained festive season demand.