The BSE Sensex declined 52 points to 58,299, while the Nifty50 fell 6 points to 17,382 and formed a bearish candle on the daily charts yesterday. As per the pivot charts, the key support level for the Nifty is placed at 17,199, followed by 17,015. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 17,528 and 17,674.Wall Street stocks ended mixed, with gains for high-growth stocks offset by the drag from energy shares, as a key US jobs report loomed on Friday. The S&P 500 edged slightly lower to 4,151.94, retreating from a two-month closing high in the previous session.The Dow dropped 0.26% to 32,726.82, from near an almost three-month high on Wednesday. The Nasdaq, though, swung to a 0.44% gain to 13,311.041 from steep early losses, extending a three-month peak.Asian MarketsShares in Asia-Pacific were flat Friday as China conducts military exercises around Taiwan. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix index in Japan were fractionally higher. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sat just below the flatline. In South Korea, the Kospi rose 0.52% and the Kosdaq gained 0.45%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.19%.
The BSE Sensex declined 52 points to 58,299, while the Nifty50 fell 6 points to 17,382 and formed a bearish candle on the daily charts yesterday. As per the pivot charts, the key support level for the Nifty is placed at 17,199, followed by 17,015. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 17,528 and 17,674.Wall Street stocks ended mixed, with gains for high-growth stocks offset by the drag from energy shares, as a key US jobs report loomed on Friday. The S&P 500 edged slightly lower to 4,151.94, retreating from a two-month closing high in the previous session.The Dow dropped 0.26% to 32,726.82, from near an almost three-month high on Wednesday. The Nasdaq, though, swung to a 0.44% gain to 13,311.041 from steep early losses, extending a three-month peak.Asian MarketsShares in Asia-Pacific were flat Friday as China conducts military exercises around Taiwan. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix index in Japan were fractionally higher. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sat just below the flatline. In South Korea, the Kospi rose 0.52% and the Kosdaq gained 0.45%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.19%.