INDIAN BENCHMARKS are likely to start the session on a negative note as the global cues look  unsupportive with SGX Nifty trading 40 points lower.                                              
                                      
Headlines for the day:
  • August Services PMI improves
  • Strong growth in MHCVs while motorcycles and tractors stutter
  • Valuations become attractive post-correction                                                                                                                                                                        
Trend in FII flows: The FIIs were net  sellers of Rs   - 394.31 Cr in the cash segment on Thursday while the DIIs were net  buyers of Rs   840.35 Cr, as per the provisional figures released by the NSE.