STATE OF THE MARKETS✅ GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start #giftnifty on the #nse IX traded higher by 39.50 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 23,297, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Monday. Tech View✅ On the upside, immediate resistance is observed at 23,300, followed by a critical hurdle near 23,500. A sustained close above these resistance levels is crucial to negate the prevailing bearish sentiment and confirm a bullish reversal, said Hardik Matalia of Choice Broking. India VIX ✅ #indiavix, which is a measure of the fear in the markets, fell 0.46% to settle at 16.7 levels. US stocks end higher ✅ The benchmark S&P 500 rose to a record closing high on Thursday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and digested comments from President Donald Trump, including a call for cuts in interest rates and oil prices. • #dow up 0.92%, • S&P 500 gains 0.53%, • #nasdaq rises 0.22%