Indian markets may open in green again today

US markets ended the day strongly in green yesterday, 26^th June, 2025. This after tensions in Middle East eased. The increased expectation that US Federal Reserve will go for an interest rate cut sooner than later also pushed markets forward. The weekly jobless claims report from US Department of Labor, released yesterday, showed that though the number of people filing new jobless claims came down, the number of people on state unemployment benefit rolls touched its highest level in more than 3 years. This suggests that unemployment in US economy is rising up.

Nasdaq ended the day, up by 194.3 points or 0.97%. Dow Jones ended the day, up by 404.4 points or 0.94%. S&P 500 ended the day, up by 48.86 points or 0.80%.

European markets ended the day on a mixed note. Euro Stoxx 50 ended the day, down by 7.98 points. Dax ended the day, up by 150.97 points or 0.64%. FTSE 100 ended the day, up by 16.85 points or 0.19%.

Chinese markets in red as profits of Chinese industrial firms down by more than 9% in May

Nikkei 225 has shot up in the morning today. At 9:0 a.m. Indian Standard Time, 27^th June, 2025 it is up by 630 points or 1.59%. Hang Seng is down by 0.86 points or 0.0035% at this time. Shanghai composite is down by 7.15 points or 0.21%. This, after profits of industrial firms in China came down year-on-year by more than 9% in May.

Oil prices remain stable. At 9:00 a.m. IST today, WTI crude for August delivery is up by 0.48% at $65.55 per barrel. Brent crude for August delivery is up by 0.41%, trading at $68.01 per barrel.

Indian markets are getting positive cues today. They may open the day in green.

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Source: Dow Jones