The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 26,647.50 up with +0.63% percent or +167.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 13,776.20 up with +1.20% percent or +163.80 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,439.00 up with +1.15% percent or +301.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian shares and the British pound rose on Thursday ahead of the Christmas break, as Britain and the European Union closed in on a free-trade deal and investors placed bets on global economic recovery prospects.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,668.35 with +percent or  +143.56 point.the  nifty closed at 13,711.50 up with + percent or  +110.35 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,386.56  up with + percent or +43.46 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,129.831 up with +percent or +114.32 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,690.01 with + percent or +2.75 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,771.11 with a loss of – percent or  -36.80 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,668.35 up with +percent or +143.56 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,386.56 up with +percent or +43.46 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,363.83 with a loss of – percent or –18.49 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 46,653.55 up with +percent or  +209.37 point at 12:15 PM.