Sensex Struggles Above 34,400 As Markets Turn Flat Amid Choppy Trade

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Share Market Today: Thirty one out of 50 Nifty stocks advanced in trade.Domestic stock markets started the month on a lacklustre note,
shares
afternoon
3.5 per cent and 7.4 per cent higher.The Nifty Bank - comprising banking stocks - was up 0.8 per cent.On the other hand, the Nifty IT was
other Asian markets rose, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.9 per cent, adding to modest gains the
"essential and accepted" governance requirement, lifted the the rupee
Selling of the dollar by importers and weakness in the greenback overseas also provided support to the rupee.In the commodities market,
global oil prices extended previous session's losses amid signs of rising supply and growing concerns that demand might weaken on the
prospect of a global economic slowdown
Brent crude futures - the global benchmark for crude oil - traded below $75 a barrel.Domestic markets faced a tumultuous October, weighed
down by a range of issues, including liquidity concerns and a public spat between the country's government and the central bank
The Nifty on Wednesday registered its worst monthly fall since February 2016.(With agency inputs)