**Riddhi Siddhi Share Brokers Morning Action @ 7 AM – Tuesday, February 25th 2025** # Gift Nifty is indicating a cautious start for our stock markets and that’s in line with our call of the day which suggests the benchmark Nifty is likely to waffle between positive and negative territory in this Tuesday’s trade. # Long Story Short: An uninspiring session on cards for benchmark Nifty. # Now, here is a gentle reminder that our stock markets will be closed on Wednesday, February 26th on account of Mahashivratri. **RIDDHI SIDDHI SHARE BROKERS 7:00 AM GLOBAL UPDATE:** # GIFT Nifty 🇮🇳: (-9, 22578) # Dow Futures: (+92, 43553) # Nasdaq 100 Futures (+5, 21357) # Nikkei (-430, 38347) # Hang Seng (-625, 22716) # Dow Jones (+33, 43461) # Nasdaq Composite (-237, 19287) # Bovespa (-1727, 125401). **RIDDHI SIDDHI SHARE BROKERS WHAT HAPPENED AT WALL STREET IN OVERNIGHT TRADE:** # Wall Street ended mixed in Monday’s trade with the S&P 500 down 0.5%, the Nasdaq 100 slid 1.2%, while the Dow finished 33 points higher as the theme revolved around economic data which raised concerns about a slowing US economy and persistent inflation, prompting investors to seek safer assets. The street fears ‘stagflation’ is returning in the US. Stock specifically, it was negative session for mega-cap stocks Meta Platforms (-2.3%) and Microsoft (-1%) kept pressure on the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, while a big gain for Nike (+4.9%) allowed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close in the green. By the numbers, the Nasdaq slumped 1.2% to 19,286, the S&P 500 fell 0.5% to 5,983, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.08% to 43,461. # Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index showed consumer sentiment fell to 64.7 in February from 71.7 in January. It also reiterated a 15-month high in year-ahead inflation expectations (4.3%) and an uptick in the long-term inflation outlook, to 3.5% in February from January's 3.2%. # Also, dampening sentiments were President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats and parsed through the minutes from the January Fed meeting which indicated Fed officials worried about the impact of tariff and immigration policies from the new Trump administration on inflation. FOMC participants "continued to note elevated uncertainty regarding the scope, timing, and potential economic effects of possible changes to trade, immigration, fiscal, and regulatory policies,” # Fed Minutes were mostly seen reinforcing cautious approach to rate cuts this year. # COMEX Gold consolidates near $2950 per ounce. # WTI crude oil prices trades with negative bias near $70.57 per barrel. **Disclaimer/ Disclosure**: The investments & trading ideas recommended in the market analysis, research reports, etc. may not be suitable for all investors. This article or data points does not construe investment advice as stock market investments are subject to market risks so please refer to your financial consultant advice before Investing or trading. All information is a point of view, and is for educational, Learning and informational use only. The author or the group admin accepts no liability for any interpretation of articles or comments on this platform being used for actual investments. Registration granted by SEBI and certification from NISM in no way guarantee performance of the intermediary or provide any assurance of returns to investors. Investors must make their own investment decisions based on their specific investment objectives, goals and financial position only after consulting with registered market intermediaries.