The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 29,373.00  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -47.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 15,181.50 up with +0.41% percent or +61.95 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 30,137.50 up with +0.56% percent or +166.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Malaysia shares pared gains on Thursday as its economy fell at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter, while other emerging Asian markets were muted in thin trade, with multiple countries already shut for the Lunar New Year holidays.

The Kuala Lumpur benchmark .KLSE , which had climbed as much as 0.4% earlier in the session, was trading flat by 0421 GMT.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,562.93 up with + percent or  +57.00 point.the  nifty closed at 15,168.50 up with + percent or   +62.00 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,173.57 up with + percent or +134.85 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,437.80 up with +percent or  +61.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,909.88 with a loss of – percent or –1.35 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,972.53 with a loss of – percent or  ?35.16 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,562.93 up with +percent or  +57.00  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,173.57 with + percent or +134.85 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,655.09 with + percent or +51.60 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,381.59 up with +percent or +72.20 point at 12:15 PM.