Wall Street | Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 0.61 percent on Thursday. S&P 500 edged higher by 0.66 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq witnessed 0.60 percent gain.

Asian Equities | Japan's Nikkei gained 0.42 percent while the Shanghai index edged higher by 0.15 percent at 7:15 am on Friday.

SGX Nifty | Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader market in India with a gain of 0.43 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around the 17,896 level on the Singaporean exchange at 7:15 am.

Dalal Street | BSE Sensex ended 659.31 points or 1.12 percent higher at 59,688.22 while the broader NSE Nifty gained 174.35 points or 0.99 percent to 17,798.75.

RBI | Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao on Thursday said the recently released digital lending norms are designed to end regulatory arbitrage and protect customers.

Rupee | The rupee rose by 26 paise to close at a week's high of 79.69 against the US dollar on Thursday amid easing crude oil prices and rise in domestic equities.

Crude Oil | Brent oil price fell by 0.03 percent to $89.07 a barrel at 7:20 am on Friday.

Gold | Spot gold advanced 0.39 percent to $1,726.80 per ounce as of 7:20 am on Friday.

Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin gained 1.42 percent to $19,349.44 at 7:20 am on Friday while the Ethereum blockchain network gained 3.85 percent to $1,634.50

Russia-Ukraine War | The head of Ukraine's atomic energy operator - Petro Kotin accused Russia of trying to steal Europe's largest nuclear plant by cutting it off from the Ukrainian electricity grid and leaving it on the brink of a radiation disaster.