Stocks to watch today: Domestic equity markets are looking to start marginally higher on Friday with most markets in the Asia-Pacific trading higher. At 7:45 AM, SGX Nifty was up 24 points at 18,138 levels.
Elsewhere in Asia, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.02 per cent after the nationwide core consumer price index in Japan rose 4 per cent in December on an annualized basis, the fastest pace since 1981.
The Kospi in South Korea fell 0.21 per cent, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 pared earlier losses to gain 0.13 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.85 per
Elsewhere in Asia, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.02 per cent after the nationwide core consumer price index in Japan rose 4 per cent in December on an annualized basis, the fastest pace since 1981.
The Kospi in South Korea fell 0.21 per cent, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 pared earlier losses to gain 0.13 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.85 per