Wall Street | Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 1.03 percent on Thursday. S&P 500 edged higher by 1.21 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index witnessed a 1.08 percent gain.

Asian Equities | Japan's Nikkei gained 0.29 percent while the Shanghai index gained 0.03 percent at 7:20 am on Friday.

SGX Nifty | Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader index in India, with a gain of 1.15 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around 17,141.50 level on the Singaporean Exchange at 7:35 IST.

Dalal Street | The 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 1,041.47 points or 1.87 percent to settle at 56,857.79 whereas the broader NSE Nifty advanced 287.80 points or 1.73 percent to 16,929.60.

US Economy | US second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) fell at a 0.9 percent annualised rate, according to the data by Commerce Department.

Rupee | The rupee appreciated 22 paise to close at 79.69 against the US dollar on Thursday, as a rally in the domestic equities and less hawkish signals from the US Fed triggered risk-on sentiments in the markets.

Crude Oil | Brent oil price rose by 0.86 percent to 108.06 a barrel at 7:25 AM on Friday.

Gold | Spot gold rose by 0.08 percent at $1,751.70 per ounce, as of 7:25 am on Friday.

Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin gained 4.40 percent to $23,805 at 7:25 am on Friday while Ethereum blockchain network rose by 7.47 percent to $1,710.00.

Russia-Ukraine war | War-torn Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake Russian-controlled southern Ukraine by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas.