The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,088.00 up with +1.56% percent or +308.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 9,141.00 with a loss of -0.03%percent or -2.90 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,674.50 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -10.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

World stocks rose on Friday and oil prices jumped more than 3%, taking the sting out of a week that has seen sentiment hit as deteriorating U.S.-China relations added to worries over how fast economies could recover from the coronavirus shock.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,037.47 up with +0.62% percent or +122.69 point. the  nifty closed at 9,122.65 with a loss of –0.22% percent or –20.10  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,797.47 with a loss of –0.14% percent or –32.27  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,625.34 up with +1.62% percent or +377.37  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,852.50 up with +1.15% percent or +32.50 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,943.72 up with +0.91% percent or +80.56  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,037.47 up with +0.62% percent or +122.69 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,809.69 with a loss of –0.084% percent or –20.05  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,868.46  with a loss of –0.066% percent or –1.88 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 30,955.62 with a loss of –0.54% percent or –167.27  point at 12:15 PM.