Here's a news article summarizing the overnight changes affecting the Indian stock market:
Indian Stock Market: 10 Things That Changed Overnight
The Indian stock market is poised for a potentially positive opening on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, influenced by a mix of global cues. Here's a breakdown of ten key factors that have shifted overnight:
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Gift Nifty Signals Positive Start: Gift Nifty is currently trading around the 25,288 level, indicating a premium of approximately 82 points compared to the previous close of Nifty futures, suggesting a potentially positive start for Indian stock market indices.
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Mixed Cues from Wall Street: The US stock market presented a mixed performance on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.44%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.16%, and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.76% lower.
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Asian Markets on the Rise: Asian markets are trading higher on Wednesday, fueled by increased expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rallied 0.82%, and South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.2%.
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US-China Trade Tensions: Escalating trade tensions between the US and China continue to weigh on global market sentiment. Renewed trade tensions have increased safe-haven flows into gold.
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Gold Prices Surge to New Highs: Spot gold prices gained 1.6%, reclaiming the key $4,000 mark and trading at $4,049.57 per ounce. Gold prices hit another record high as renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China brought in safe-haven flows into bullion.
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Rupee Movement: The movement of the Indian rupee against the US dollar will be a key factor to watch.
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Crude Oil Prices Increase: Brent crude traded up 1.6% at $63.74 per barrel.
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FII Flows: Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) activity will likely influence market direction.
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Q2FY26 Earnings: The ongoing Q2FY26 earnings season will be a crucial factor guiding near-term market movement.
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Technical Levels to Watch: The Nifty may find support at 24,500, followed by 24,400 and 24,300. On the upside, 24,800 is expected to act as immediate resistance, followed by 24,900 and 25,000.
