India, April 25 -- Indian shares are likely to open on a muted note Friday as investors react to signs of weaker GDP growth and stubborn inflationary pressures in the U.S.
Technology stocks could be in focus after 10-yr U.S. bond yield rose sharply to a fresh five-month high of 4.73 percent.
On the positive side, a blowout first quarter earnings report from Google parent firm Alphabet after the U.S. closing bell may help limit the overall downside in the broader market.
Microsoft also reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates. Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty surged around 0.7 percent each on Thursday to extend gains for the fifth straight session on eve of the Nifty F&O monthly expiry. The rupee gained 5 paise to clos...