The shares of Oberoi are up 1.38 per cent, while, despite decent results, HDFC Bank is down 1.3 per cent.

The US markets seem to recover past week's losses post a dismal inflation data report as the stock futures are gaining in the pre-market session.  

On the last day of the week, benchmark indices zoomed towards the end of the session, closing higher for the first time this week.  Sensex advanced 344.63 points while Nifty gained 116.25 points at the close. 

Indices witnessed a fantastic short-covering rally in the last hour while Nifty closed 0.69 per cent higher. It closed above 16,000 mark while Sensex gained about 340 points.

At 12.30 pm on Wednesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher as shares in the Asia Pacific markets were slightly up. This took place on the back of China releasing its trade data and Bank of Korea as well as Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiking their interest rates by 50 basis points each. 

Euro/USD broke its 20-year low, while HDFC twins merger waits as Tata Motors win case against Evey. In a major development, shareholders of Britannia Industries rejected the promoter’s investment proposal, also the Service Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), came highest since April 2011, and recovery is seen in demand for the auto sector. 

 Around noon on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher amidst mixed global cues.The Asia Pacific markets dipped as the US president announced tariff cuts on Chinese goods. 

Due to the global sell-off, the Indian equity markets traded under pressure with Sensex rattling 1,416.30 points or 2.61 per cent ending at 52,792.23 level while Nifty declining 430.90 points or 2.65 per cent at 15,809.40 level.  

At noon on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply as the global markets took a deep plunge after the earnings results of corporates like Target and Walmart failed to meet expectations by a large margin

At noon on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply amidst weak global cues. Asian markets gained as the inflation data released by the Chinese Government was not as bad as expected. This proved to be a relief for the Asian markets, which were trading higher by 1 per cent.