The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,262.50 up with +0.05% percent or +12.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,464.50 up with +0.08% percent or +9.15 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,518.50 up with +1.19% percent or +288.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Tokyo had raised the alert to “red” in July on the advice of experts following a rise in infections. The city’s daily cases have gradually declined since hitting a peak of 472 cases in early August, with 276 new cases reported on Thursday. had initially opened softer, tracking overnight losses in Wall Street, as heavyweight U.S. tech stocks resumed their decline following a sharp rebound on Wednesday.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,406.49 up with + percent or +171.02 point. the  nifty closed at 11,457.80 up with + percent or +8.50 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,547.65 with + percent or +234.11 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,534.58 with a loss of – percent or  ?405.89 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,339.19 with a loss of – percent or –59.77 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,919.59 with a loss of percent or –221.97 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,406.49 up with + percent or +171.02 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,471.50 up with + percent or  +157.96 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,259.08 with percent or +24.26 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,851.86 up with + percent or  +11.54 point at 12:15 PM.