Global markets today, Aug. 10 -- As geopolitical developments and global macroeconomic expectations continue to shape risk sentiment, global markets are dropping a positive hint for the Indian stock market. The US stock market finished upside on Friday, whereas the Asian markets have opened higher in the early morning dealings on Monday. In the US stock market, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index ended 1.30% higher, the Small Cap 2000 index gained around 1.60%, whereas the S&P 500 index added 0.68%.

In Asian markets today, the Japanese Nikkei 225 index rose over 2%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.77%, and South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.05% during the early morning session on Monday.

Advising investors to remain vigilant about the developments i...