The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,603.00 up  with+0.01% percent or +3.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,583.50 up with +0.79% percent or +91.25 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,475.50 up with +0.97% percent or +272.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian markets rose across indices on Thursday, boosted by US Fed chairman Jerome Powell apparent hint that an interest rate cut is imminent.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.52% to 21,645.45.

In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.2% to 28,534.66 while the Shanghai Composite was up 0.3%.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,643.53  up with 0.51% percent or +110.05 point. the nifty closed at 11,574.45 with 0.66% percent or +75.55 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,448.78 up with +0.87% percent or +244.09 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,860.20  up with +0.29% percent or +76.71 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,993.07 up with +0.45% percent or +13.44 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,202.53 up with +0.75% percent or +60.80 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,643.53 up with +0.51% percent or +110.05 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,413.22 up with +0.74% percent or +208.53 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,916.74 up with +0.049% percent or +1.44 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,783.95  up with +0.59% percent or +226.91 point at 12:15 PM.