The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 25,898.00 up with +0.87% percent or +223.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,960.80 up with +0.83% percent or +106.75 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,460.50 up with +0.02% percent or +5.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

SREI Infrastructure Finance share price declined over 13 percent after the firm said that RBI would be conducting a special audit of the company and its subsidiary. Brickwork Ratings also downgraded long-term ratings of the firm to BB from BBB

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

World stocks edged higher Today as hopes of economic recovery ahead helped offset the blow dealt by news that the U.S. Treasury was ending emergency loan programmes.

But gains were modest as flare-ups in virus cases around the world continued to dampen sentiment. California announced fresh curfews to try to fight surging coronavirus infections, while Japan is facing a third wave of the virus, and parts of Europe are already under recently renewed social restrictions.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,263.48 with a loss of –percent or  -219.75 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,557.54 with a loss of – percent or  ?24.33 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,854.97 with a loss of – percent or –49.74 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 25,527.37 with a loss of –percent or –106.97 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,432.24 with a loss of –percent or ?19.30 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,410.49 with + percent or +32.76point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 43,937.30  up with  +percent or  +55.05 point at 12:15 PM.