印度股市在上一交易日下跌后，周四早盘交易中几乎持平于73012.3点左右，房地产和科技板块的涨幅抵消了消费者和汽车板块的跌幅。最新数据显示，由于进口激增，该国商品赤字从3月份的156亿美元大幅扩大至4月份的191亿美元，超过了市场预测的172亿美元。交易员预计周五将公布一系列中国经济数据，并为今天晚些时候的第四季度报告做好准备，其中包括马恒达、沃达丰Idea、印度天然气公司和Biocon。从积极的情绪来看，华尔街周三收盘时创下历史新高，因为通胀率的放松增加了人们对美国今年降息的猜测。Bharti Airtel上涨2.7%，Tech Mahindra上涨1.8%，LTMindtree上涨1.5%，Maruti Suzuki和Shriram Finance分别下跌2.2%和1.3%。

Equities in India were almost flat at around 73,012.3 in early deals on Thursday, after falling in the prior session, with gains from property and tech offsetting losses from consumers and auto sectors. Caution built after the latest data showed that the merchandise deficit in the country widened sharply to USD 19.1 billion in April from an 11-month low of USD 15.6 billion in March, exceeding market forecasts of USD 17.2 billion due to a surge in imports. Traders anticipate releases of a slew of Chinese economic data on Friday and braced for Q4 quarterly reports later today, including from Mahindra & Mahindra, Vodafone Idea, GAIL (India), and Biocon. On the positive sentiment, Wall Street closed at a record peak on Wednesday, as an easing in the inflation rate grew speculation US rates cut this year. Bharti Airtel rose 2.7%, Tech Mahindra gained 1.8%, LTMindtree was up 1.5%, while Maruti Suzuki and Shriram Finance fell by 2.2% and 1.3%, respectively.