New Delhi, 17 February (H.S.):

International bourses presented equivocal signals on Tuesday, with U.S. markets shuttered for George Washington's birthday, Dow Jones futures evincing declension at 49,347.24—down 153.69 points or 0.31%—amid European indices' bifurcated closure and Asia's variegated gyrations.

Continental Europe concluded Monday's session ambivalently: FTSE index ascended 0.26% to 10,473.69, CAC fortified 0.06% at 8,316.50, whilst DAX capitulated 0.46% or 113.97 points to 24,800.91.Asian precincts recapitulated eclecticism: nine exchanges witnessed three declinants, two ascendants, Taiwan Weighted, Kospi, Shanghai Composite, and Jakarta Composite dormant for observances. Hang Seng advanced 0.52% or 138.82 points to 26,705.94; Straits Times inscribed nominal 0.02% uplift to 4,938.58.

Contrariwise, GIFT Nifty depreciated 0.35% or 88.50 points to 25,613; SET Composite lapsed 0.16% to 1,435.80; Nikkei plummeted 1.05% or 596.41 points to 56,210, underscoring circumspect sentiment antecedent domestic aperture.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar