✅GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start. ✅India VIX, which is a measure of the fear in the markets, rose 6.5% to settle at 18.20 levels. ✅The U.S. dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday. ✅Foreign portfolio investors were net sellers at Rs 6,994 crore on Thursday. ✅The Indian rupee closed little changed at 83.5 on Thursday.