Indian markets saw a dip mirroring global trends. The Nasdaq experienced its largest weekly fall since April due to concerns over artificial intelligence stock sustainability. U.S. Treasury yields also declined. China's trade data showed the impact of tariffs. Bitcoin saw a weekly decline but gained on the day. Major U.S. indexes recovered some losses late in the session.
Indian investors are closely watching U.S. economic signals amid concerns over a cooling labor market and tech stock volatility. Worrisome jobs data and a prolonged government shutdown are creating uncertainty, prompting a cautious approach. Attention now shifts to secondary economic reports and upcoming corporate earnings, particularly from tech giants like Nvidia, for further clues on market direction.
President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.
