India stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.13%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,080 level, a premium of nearly 135 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

After the much-awaited US CPI data was released on September 11, investors now await India's August CPI due to be released later today after market hours.

After a subdued start, the Indian stock market registered a strong recovery on Wednesday. However, the frontline indices failed to recover the losses and ended lower. The Nifty 50 index finished 122 points lower at the 24,

Sensex fell by 398 points to close at 81,523 on Wednesday, while the Midcap index declined by 101 points to 58,938, and the Nifty Bank index dropped 262 points to 51,010.