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Market at a Glance


Indian benchmark indices are likely to open lower today, tracking negative global markets.
Meanwhile, the Asian markets are trading lower amid concern about the faltering global
economic growth after manufacturing surveys from the Eurozone and China depicted a bleak
outlook. Further, concern that the European leaders are struggling in finding ways towards
solving the region's debt crisis and fading hopes of more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve
are also weighing over the sentiments. In SGX Nifty, Aug'12 contract last traded at 5,406, down
by 23.00 points from previous settlement.

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