SGX Nifty was trading at a discount of 15 points from Nifty Futures' Wednesday close, around 7:40 am, indicating a muted opening for the Indian market.

Brokerage calls: CLSA has downgraded Jubilant FoodWorks to 'sell' and cut its target price for the stock. Citi has continued to its 'buy' call on HDFC. Here's the complete list of brokerage views today.

SGX Nifty is trading at a discount of 15 points from Nifty Futures' Wednesday close, indicating a muted opening for Indian markets. Among major pre-market cues today, the US stock market indices closed higher on Wednesday, extending their weekly gains while Bitcoin price went below $37,000 after breaching the $39,000 level for the first time in two weeks. Here are 10 things to know before the opening bell on Thursday:

The crude oil price is off the 7-year high. It seems to be facing some resistance at USD 90 per barrel, but the markets are also taking support from the fact that the US crude inventories have declined and there is a winter storm forecasted for the US northeast that is expected to support demand.