The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,747.00 with a loss of –0.01% percent or -3.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,821.50 up with +1.68% percent or +178.60 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,928.00 up with +1.36% percent or +376.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei rebounded on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge to be patient over lifting interest rates helped ease worries about risks facing the slowing global economy.
The Nikkei share average .N225 closed up 1.1 percent at 20,773.49, after reaching 20,869.42 in the morning, its highest level since Jan. 21.
For the month, the Nikkei gained 3.8 percent, after diving 10.5 percent last month.
The Topix .TOPX rose 1.1 percent to end at 1,567.49, the highest closing level since mid-December.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,014.86 up with +1.77% percent or +434.90 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,681.05 up with +1.55% percent or +41.05 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,183.08 up with +2.20% percent or +154.79 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,773.49 up with +1.06% percent or +216.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,925.64 up with +1.02% percent or +282.79 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,583.37 up with +0.30% percent or +7.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,983.26 up with +1.10% percent or +392.01 point at 12:15 PM.