Delhi, 10 October (H.S.): Global market cues remained mixed on Friday, with Wall Street ending lower in the previous session, European indices posting a varied performance, and most Asian markets trading under selling pressure.On Wall Street, persistent profit-taking drove major indices into negative territory on Thursday.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.28% to close at 6,735.11, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.08% to end at 23,024.63. Dow Jones Futures, however, were trading 0.12% higher at 46,412.71 in early Friday moves, indicating some recovery.

European Markets

European stocks ended Thursday’s trade on a mixed note. The FTSE 100 declined 0.42% to finish at 9,509.40, and France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.23% to 8,041.36. In contrast, Germany’s DAX posted a marginal gain of 0.06%, closing at 24,611.25.

Asian Markets

Asian equities exhibited a broadly negative trend, with six of the nine major indices in the red. Taiwan’s markets remained closed for a holiday, leaving the Taiwan Weighted Index unchanged.Among the gainers, Gift Nifty rose 94 points or 0.37% to 25,354, while South Korea’s KOSPI surged 1.46% to 3,600.93.

On the losing side, Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 515.44 points or 1.06% to 48,065, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 305.59 points or 1.14% to 26,447, and Thailand’s SET Composite plunged 2.04% to 1,287.25.China’s Shanghai Composite slipped 0.51% to 3,913.80, Singapore’s Straits Times Index dipped 0.11% to 4,435.56, and Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite eased 0.10% to 8,242.42.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar