PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) - * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets regained the psychological 16,000-point mark and closed 274 points higher Thursday, led by a rally in oil and banking stocks while the rupee recovered part of its lost ground.

Thanks to strong buying in several blue chip stocks from banking, oil, metal and automobile sectors, the market remains high up in positive territory and looks set for a firm close today. Select

Shrugging off a mid morning setback, the market rallied sharply past noon, and, despite paring some gains subsequently, remains well entrenched in positive territory now with stocks from oil and

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 222.60 points higher around 12.30 p.m. Thursday on a healthy buying spree in bank, oil and gas and metals stocks.

After a weak start and a subsequent fall to lower levels, the market has recovered well and cut down a significant portion of it losses this afternoon thanks to some strong buying in banking,

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 119.32 points down around 12.15 p.m. Wednesday on heavy selling pressure in consumer durable, automobile and power stocks.

The move is expected to bring down the company’s interest burden by 5-6% in FY13