BSE Sensex and NSE’s Nifty 50 traded lower on Friday. Photo: Reuters
- Mumbai: Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE’s Nifty 50 declined for a fourth straight session on Friday, following mixed sentiment in global stock markets. Asian stocks edged up as investors kept a cautious watch on developments in US-China trade negotiations, with the dollar perched near a five-month peak after the benchmark US Treasury yield hit its highest in seven years, Reuters reported. Moreover, Brent crude topped $80 a barrel for the first time since 2014 amid signals that stockpiles of excess oil will continue shrinking around the world. Here are the latest updates from the markets: