Nifty-Sensex View - 21.08.2020: 09.00 Am
Pre-Session: Sensex, Nifty likely to start on positive note today
21/08/2020 08:48
Indian benchmarks are expected to start the day on a positive note on Friday, but Global cues, corporate results, and the latest changes announced for the Nifty50 index constituents will be the top triggers for the Indian markets today.
Asian equities were also largely higher on Friday. Japan's Nikkei added 0.34 per cent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.63 per cent while Australian ASX 200 was flat.
On the corporate results front, a total of 51 companies including PNB, Indiabulls Housing Finance, and Union Bank of India, are scheduled to announce their June quarter results today.
On Thursday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 38220.39 down by -394.4 points or by -1.02 % and then NSE Nifty was at 11312.2 down by -96.2 points.