MARKET UPDATES (26th July)

On Friday, the US markets closed higher after positive news came out from the Europe bank stress test. Asian markets are trading firm this morning. Sensex is trading at 18164, up 33 points from its previous close, and Nifty is at 5457, up 8 points. CNX Midcap index is up 0.3% and BSE Smallcap index is up 0.4%. The market breadth is positive with advances at 590 against declines of 199 on the NSE.