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  "id": 1401498,
  "title": "Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty signals negative open; Asia markets rise; US-Iran tension in focus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/stock-market-live-gift-nifty-signals-negative-open-asia-markets-rise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/markets/news/stock-market-live-17-august-nse-bse-sensex-today-nifty50-gift-nifty-brent-crude-q1-results-today-ipo-listing-126081700053_1.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The GIFT Nifty suggests a negative opening for the Nifty50. Most Asian markets are advancing, with Japan's Nikkei edging 0.4% higher and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan being flat.\n\nOn the previous day, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex had declined, with the Nifty 50 settling at 24,366, down 29.85 points or 0.12%, and the BSE Sensex down 70.71 points or 0.09% to close at 78,009, according to Hindu BusinessLine.\n\nOil prices remain a focus, with Brent crude steady at $88.50 a barrel and US crude at $82.12 a barrel. Australia's shares slipped 0.3% while South Korea's markets are closed.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sensex-today-stock-market-live-stock-to-buy-today-elgi-equipments-609",
        "published": "2026-08-17T01:38:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Stock Market LIVE Updates, Sensex Today: Markets Likely To Open Lower Amid Negative Global Cues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/stock-market-live-updates-sensex-today-markets-likely-to-open-lower",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:10:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/market-packed-for-nene-royals-farewell-concert-before-americas-got",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:14:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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