INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At 8:29 am, the SGX Nifty futures traded 0.19% lower at 13,682.00.Domestic share markets are likely to start Thursday's session on a
negative note, breaking a three-day record-breaking streak riding on optimism around COVID-19 vaccines and on continued foreign fund inflows
points, or 0.34 per cent, to 13,661.20 at the weakest level recorded ahead of the opening of Indian markets
heights as monetary support and the hope of fiscal stimulus in the US put traders in a festive mood.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific
shares outside Japan traded 0.30 per cent higher at an all-time high at the last count
cliff.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed on Wednesday to keep pouring cash in to markets until the US economic recovery is
secure.US lawmakers edged closer to agreement on a $900 billion coronavirus-relief spending package on Wednesday with top Democrats and
Republicans sounding more positive than they have in months about getting something done.Cryptocurrency Bitcoin extended gains after
breaking past the $20,000 mark overnight
It was last up 2 per cent at $21,942.
