Karachi  - Pakistan's main Karachi Stock Exchange suffered declines

Beijing  - Shanghai stocks jumped more than 9 per cent Thursday, their biggest gain in more than six years, after the government cut the tax on equity trading, Xinhua news agency reported.

India’s benchmark index, Sensex closed down 85.83 points at 16,698.04, whereas Nifty ended at 5022.80 down by 26.50 points on Wednesday (April 23).

The markets yesterday were range bound and choppy with the majority of index stocks ended on a flat note. The banking and metal stocks led the declines, whereas Textile and Sugar stocks gained.
The overall market breadth was mixed as it experienced 1,426 advancements as against 1,297 declinations.

Stock market analyst, Vishwas Agarwal is of the view that BSE above 16,786 level is good for trading with a downside target of 16,555- 16,350 and an upside of 17,150- 17,350.