Wall Street closed at record highs amid U.S. shutdown. Indian markets ended strong, supported by RBI policy and capital market reforms. Nifty likely to consolidate 24,600–25,000, Bank Nifty 55,000–56,000, with key sector and derivative insights highlighted.
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Wall Street closed at record highs on Thursday, with modest gains led by the technology sector. Investors remained cautious amid the second day of the U.S. government shutdown, turning to alternative data sources as official labor market reports were unavailable.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI): 46,519.72 ▲78.62 (0.17%)
S&P 500 (SPX): 6,715.35 ▲4.15 (0.06%)
Nasdaq Composite (IXIC): 22,844.05 ▲88.89 (0.39%)
While shutdowns historically have minimal impact on markets, investors monitored private labor data for indications of economic strength.
Other Asset Classes
Gold: $3,860/oz | Silver: <$47/oz (intraday high $48.06)
10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.09% | 2-Year Yield: 3.547%
Brent Crude: $64.4/barrel | WTI Crude: $60.7/barrel
Dollar Index (DXY): 97.90 (unchanged)
Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Friday, following Wall Street’s gains despite the U.S. shutdown.
Nikkei 225: ▲0.42% | Topix: ▲0.35%
ASX/S&P 200: ▼0.17% | Hang Seng (futures): 27,273
China and South Korea remained closed for holidays. The Labor Department’s pause in data releases due to the shutdown has delayed key reports like the September nonfarm payrolls.
Gift Nifty suggests a flat opening, with Nifty expected to consolidate between 24,600–25,000.
Previous Session Recap – October 1
Indian equities closed on a strong note, with the Nifty at 24,836.30 and Sensex at 80,983.31, buoyed by the RBI’s decision to maintain the repo rate at 5.5% and proposals to enhance banks’ capital market lending flexibility.
Sectoral performance was broadly positive:
Gainers: Private banks, realty, pharma, IT, media (1–4%)
Losers: PSU banks
Midcap: +0.9% | Small-cap: +1%
A long bullish daily candle suggests a short-term bottom reversal from the support zone near 24,500. Both daily and weekly charts indicate continuation of the higher high–higher low structure.
Resistance: 25,000 | 25,200
Support: 24,720 | 24,600
Intraday Levels
Nifty: Resistance 24,920 & 24,980 | Support 24,720 & 24,600
Bank Nifty: Resistance 55,800 & 56,150 | Support 54,950 & 53,650
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