The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 27,660.00 up with +3.29% percent or +880.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 14,011.80 up with +0.87% percent or +121.20 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,608.50 up with +0.93% percent or +245.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian shares were set to rise on Thursday ahead of the Christmas break, as global investors cheered a potential Brexit deal and economic recovery prospects, largely ignoring U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to veto a long-awaited COVID aid package.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 .AXJO was up 0.78% in early trading, while {{178|Japan’s Ni Nikkei 225 futures NKc1 were up 0.07%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures .HSIc1 inched up 0.17%.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,568.15 with +percent or  +714.12 point.the  nifty closed at 13,934.20 up with + percent or  +61.00 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,563.80  up with + percent or +249.17 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,403.97 up with +percent or +204.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,735.36 with + percent or +32.30 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,899.42 up with + percent or  +94.69 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,568.15 up with +percent or +714.12 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,543.26 up with +percent or +228.63 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,379.04 with a loss of – percent or –18.25 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,485.94 up with +percent or  +132.19 point at 12:15 PM.