Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide D-Street on Thursday

Domestic IT firms advanced on Wednesday with an eye on rate cut clues from the upcoming Federal Reserve minutes. Consumer stocks and RIL supported gains. NSE rose for five days in a row and settled above 22,500 points. Nifty formed a bullish candle with a long tail, indicating strong buying interest. Tata Steel, Coal India, HDFC Bank, SBI, ONGC were among most active stocks in volume terms