Live: SGX Nifty Indicates Gains; Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Berger Paints, Vodafone Idea In Focus

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Good Morning!

Indian equity markets managed to trim their weekly losses on Friday, beginning the October series on a positive note. Friday's gains cut weekly losses for the Sensex and Nifty to 4%.

The gains are likely to continue in today's session as well. The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, rose 0.7% to 11,116 as of 7:45 a.m. on Monday.

Asian markets have opened with gains this morning. Benchmark indices in Japan and Hong Kong are rising, while those in Australia are trading with losses. Futures on the Dow Jones are currently trading with gains of 120 points. The index ended 1.3% higher on Friday.

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.5% to $40 per barrel, while gold was little changed at $1,861.4/Oz.

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