US stocks ended a volatile session higher on Thursday as investors digested a stack of key earnings reports, with upbeat comments from Tesla helping to offset a disappointing forecast from Microsoft.

Coal India Ltd., Indraprastha Gas Ltd., Kaynes Technology India Ltd. share prices are likely to react because of their latest earning releases. Get live updates on Indian stock markets here on Jan 28

The early Gift Nifty trend on Friday indicated a flat start for the Indian stock market ahead of the Union Budget 2025, following the Nifty's volatility on the expiry day, which stayed within a narrow band.

GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)GIFT Nifty signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Wednesday. Wed Jan 29 2025 03:40:58 GMT+00

GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)Positive Start Expected on Dalal Street as GIFT Nifty Rises GIFT Nifty (formerly SGX Nifty) indicated a positive opening for Dalal Street, trading higher by 110.50 points,

LIVE: As investors processed the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates at 4.25–4.5 per cent, the Sensex opened marginally higher at 76,598.84 compared to its previous close of 76,

GIFT Nifty opened on a strong note this morning but is currently down 0.11% at 23,028, indicating a negative start for the benchmark indices.

Indian markets rose for the second consecutive session on January 29, with Nifty 50 up 213.50 points and BSE Sensex gaining 682 points. Strong buying in IT and banking stocks, alongside broader market value buying,

BSE Sensex was trading 368.91 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 75,735.08. Nifty was trading at 22,923.60, down 94.45 points or 0.41 per cent. The gains were led by banking names.