The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,028.00 up with +0.47% percent or +108.00 point.The Nifty Future is trading at 11,002.80 up with +1.82% percent or +197.20 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,264.00 up with +0.06% percent or +13.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japanese stocks rose on Friday, tracking tech-led strength on Wall Street overnight as hopes for more U.S. stimulus offset some concerns about the health of the global economy.
The Nikkei 225 Index .N225 ended 0.51% higher at 23,204.62. The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.48% to 1,634.23.
For the week, however, the benchmark fell 0.67%, as some analysts warned that worries about a second wave of coronavirus cases in Europe could limit further upside for Japanese shares.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,815.44 up with +percent or +52.31 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,246.59 with + percent or +9.67 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,672.27 up with + percent or +39.28 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,214.38 up with +percent or +126.56 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,146.67 with a loss of –percent or –164.40 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,220.80 with a loss of – percent or –2.37 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,978.77 up with + percent or +425.17 point at 12:15 PM.