Indian stock markets are expected to gain on Friday, tracking Asian peers that advanced in early deals due to overnight rally on Wall Street.
Upbeat corporate earnings took the focus off upcoming data that is expected show the worst US unemployment rate in more than 70 years.
Trends in SGX Nifty also suggest that the domestic benchmarks indices may open in the green. The US and European stock indices rose over 1% on Thursday.
The tech-rich Nasdaq erased losses for 2020, following a clutch of upbeat earnings. PayPal Holdings soared 14%. PayPal said it expects a strong recovery in payments volumes in the second quarter as social distancing drives more people to shop online.