Indian shares to start higher but seen volatile
MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Friday, mirroring the rise in world equities after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data bolstered investor confidence in the global economy.
Data showed fewer U.S. workers filed new jobless insurance claims than forecast last week -- hitting a 10-month low. U.S. non-farm productivity rose more than expected in the third quarter. [ID:nN05106320]
"With global cues looking good, we should also open in the positive," said Kunal Sukhani, manager at Asian Markets Securities.
"But volatility will continue to remain high, until investors are able to establish a direction for the market," he said.
Energy giant Reliance Industries (RELI.BO) will be watched as hearing in its high-profile gas pricing dispute with Reliance Natural Resources (RENR.BO) resumed on Thursday.
Asian shares were firm with the MSCI's measure of markets other than Japan .MSCIAPJ trading 1.7 percent higher by 0326 GMT, while Japan's Nikkei .N225 was up more than a percent.
The Nifty India stock futures in Singapore SINc1 were trading 1 percent higher, indicating a positive start in the domestic market.
On Thursday, the 30-share BSE index .BSESN closed up 0.95 percent, or 151.77 points, at 16,063.90 after falling as much as 2.2 percent during trade. ----------------MARKET SNAPSHOT AT 0331 GMT----------------
INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 .SPX 1066.63 1.92% 20.130 USD/JPY JPY= 90.6 -0.09% -0.080 10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.535 -- 0.008 SPOT GOLD XAU= $1090.5 0.09% 0.950 US CRUDE CLc1 $80.12 0.63% 0.500 DOW JONES .DJI 10005.96 2.08% 203.82 ASIA ADRS .BKAS 122.66 1.35% 1.63 -------------------------------------------------------------
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