First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, are likely to see a gap-down opening on March 9, tracking losses in GIFT Nifty, which was trading lower at around 23,844 in early indications. Track the latest updates on GIFT Nifty right here on Moneycontrol. Indian benchmark indices failed to sustain the previous session’s momentum and slipped more than 1 percent on March 6, with the Nifty settling at 24,450 amid selling pressure across the sectors, especially in financial and realty stocks. At close, the Sensex was down 1,097 points or 1.37 percent at 78,918.90, and the Nifty was down 315.45 points…