The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 18,370.00 up with -4.52% percent or -870.00 point.The Nifty Future is trading at 8,656.25 up with +3.52% percent or +294.05 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,268.00 with a loss of -1.48% percent or -403.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japanese shares took a tumble on Thursday following three days of massive gains after a rise in domestic coronavirus cases stoked worries of tougher domestic restrictions for social distancing.
The Nikkei share average dropped 4.51 per cent to 18,664.60. It had risen 18 per cent in the last three sessions, including an 8 per cent gain the previous day – its biggest since 2008.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 21,200.55 up with +2.39% percent or +495.64 point. The S&P 500 is trading at2,475.56 up with 1.15% percent or +28.23 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,384.30 with a loss of –0.45% percent or –33.56 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 18,664.60 with a loss of –4.51% percent or –882.03 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,352.34 with a loss of –0.74%percent or –174.85 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,764.91 with a loss of –0.60% percent or –16.68 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 29,366.12 up with +2.91% percent or +830.34 point at 12:15 PM.