Sensex goes up 24 points in opening trade on positive Asian cues

Meanwhile, the country’s GDP growth is estimated to slow down to 7.1 per cent in the current fiscal, from 7.6 per cent in 2015-16, mainly due to slump in manufacturing, mining and construction sectors, the government data released on Friday showed, without factoring in ‘volatile’ post-demonetisation figures.

Among other Asian markets, Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.26 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.02 per cent. Japanese financial markets are closed on Monday for a public holiday.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.32 per cent higher in Friday’s trade.

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)