Stock Market Today: What You Should Know Before the Market Opens

The Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open flat but with a positive bias on April 2. Similar trend was indicated as Gift Nifty was trading around 23,314 in the morning.

Here is a list of the key headlines from across the platforms that could impact Indian as well as international markets today:

Gift Nifty:

Gift Nifty is trading at 23,329, 40 points or 0.18% higher, indicating a flat to positive start for today.

Asian Markets:

Markets in Asia are up today.

• Nikkei: Up 0.04% * Trading slightly up 0.04%
• Straits Times: Down 0.32%.
• Taiwan: Up 0.13%.* Hang Seng: Up 0.40%
• Kospi: Up by 0.24%.*Shanghai Composite: Trading up 0.18%.

US Markets:

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed higher on Tuesday after a volatile day on Wall Street, with investors jittery before potential announcements on tariffs from the Trump administration.

• S&P 500 : closed up 21.22 points, or 0.38%, d to 5,633.07.
• Nasdaq Composite : Closed up 150.60 points, or 0.87 pct, at 17,449.89.
• Dow Jones Industrial Average.DJI: Closed down 11.80 points, or 0.03%, at 41,989.96.

US Bond Yields:

• 10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.19, +55 bps.
• 2-Year Treasury Yield: 3.89%, +42 bps

Dollar Index:

The dollar index is at 104.27 now. The dollar index was little changed after a report showed a contraction in US factory activity and faster price increases in March. G-10 currency trading mostly kept to recent ranges ahead of Wednesday’s possible reciprocal tariff announcement by President Donald Trump.

Crude Oil:

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after declining in the prior session.

• Brent Crude: Up 0.01%.
• WTI Crude: 0.04% lower

Before taking any trading decisions, it is crucial to assess all these aspects.