The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 27,815.00 with a loss of -1.73% percent or -490.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 14,872.50 up with +1.05% percent or +155.00 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,112.50 up with +0.06% percent or +17.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The positive: COVID cases in India have started falling. While this could be too early to predict future trends, and definitely no reason to lower the country’s guard, it is a positive sign. Last week saw India report just over 24 lakh cases, down 16% from the previous week where it reported 27.4 lakh cases. However, lockdowns and restrictions in most states will continue until the end of May at least.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,824.83 with a loss of –0.92% percent or ?259.64 point. the  nifty closed at 14,848.85 up with +1.17% percent or +171.05 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,232.94 up with +0.73% percent or +205.37 point.
WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,382.13 up with +1.06% percent or +360.68 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,173.85 up with +1.49% percent or +61.35 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,429.98 up with 2.32% percent or +304.99 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,815.32 with a loss of –0.96% percent or –269.15 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,183.93 up with +0.56% percent or ++156.36 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,512.18 up with +0.62% percent or +21.80 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,212.40 up with +0.98% percent or +476.59 point at 12:15 PM.