Indian shares opened on a positive note Friday despite mixed cues from global markets and escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 321 points, or 0.4 percent, at 75,720 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 107 points, or half a percent, to 23,797.Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles climbed 4.3 percent after Jaguar Land Rover said it is tar...
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Market Analysis
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.