Indian equity markets getting mixed cues from foreign markets today; Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire
By Ankur Chandra | Updated at: Oct 9, 2025 03:30 PM IST
US equity markets saw more of a mixed day , yesterday, 8th October. The news that Nvidia will invest $2 billion in x AI caused its stock to jump by 2.20%. Nasdaq ended the day up by 255.01 points or 1.12%. x AI is promoted by Elon Musk. The money invested will be partly used by x AI for buying GPU chips from Nvidia. Dow Jones saw some profit booking yesterday after the gains of the previous day. It ended the day, down by 1.20 points or 0.0026%. S&P 500 ended the day, up by 39.13 points or 0.58%.
Israel, Hamas ceasefire
In a very positive development, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the peace deal proposed by US President Donald Trump. As part of the agreement, Hamas will release the remaining 20 Israeli hostages that it has detained. Israel will withdraw its troops from Gaza.
European markets end the day strongly in green
European stock markets ended the day strongly in green, yesterday. Euro Stoxx 50 ended the day, up by 36.11 points or 0.64%. Dax ended the day, up by 211.35 points or 0.87%. FTSE 100 ended the day, up by 65.29 points or 0.69%. Europe’s biggest IPO in 3 years, that of Swedish security company, Verisure got listed yesterday. Shares of Verisure ended the day up by 21%.
Asian markets start the day on a mixed note
Nikkei 225 is again shooting up today. At 9:00 a.m. 9th October, 2025, it is up by 670.94 points or 1.41%. Hang Seng is down by 15.05 points or 0.056%. Shanghai Composite is up by 48.62 points or 1.25%.
Banking stocks may see price movement today
Indian equity markets gave up the morning gains, yesterday, and saw profit booking. Today they may see some buying on dips. There are reports that Mahindra & Mahindra is considering spinning off its main passenger vehicles and tractors business into a separate entity. This may have an impact on its stock price today. Banking stocks may also see price movement today. This after the proposal from RBI to lower risk weights on loans such as credit card loans.
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Source: Dow Jones
