What Moved the Markets Overnight? 10 Key Highlights for Indian Investors

Stock market today: Due to mixed signals from the global markets investors anticipate that

Friday will see higher opening levels for India's benchmark equity markets as well as both the

Sensex and Nifty 50 indexes.

Sensex surged 1,200.18 points to close at 82,530.74, up 1.48%, while Nifty 50 advanced 395.20

points, finishing at 25,062.10 with a gain of 1.60%.

Asian Markets

Asian markets traded in a mixed manner on Friday following the release Japan GDP growth

figures were released ahead of economic indicators from the region.

Gift Nifty Today

Gift Nifty was trading around 25,178, which is a difference of close to 100 points over the nifty

today previous close, signalling a good beginning for the Indian indexes in the market for stocks.

Wall Street

US stock market closed uneventfully on Thursday the global market cues was mixed, with the

Nasdaq trading lower in the wake of the publication information on the economy.

US Producer Prices

US Producer inflation unexpectedly declined in April. The index of producer prices (PPI)

decreased by 0.5 percent in April, compared to the previous month. It was less than

Briefing.com's market consensus of 0.3 percent increase in prices in March.

US Retail Sales

US Retail sales growth slows in April. According to Reuters, economists expect steady gains in

retail sales, particularly in categories unaffected by inflationary distortions.

US Unemployment Claims

The amount of Americans who submitted new claims for unemployment benefits was not

changed the week before. Initial applications for unemployment benefits from the state were

steady at 22,99,000, which was adjusted for the season for the week ending the 10th of May.

India Unemployment Rate

India's unemployment rate for individuals older than 15 was 5.1 percentage in April 2025. it was

5.2% for males and 5% among females. percentage of unemployment was 5.2 percent for males,

and 5% among females.