The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,348.00 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -47.00 point.The Nifty Future is trading at 15,246.50 with +0.16% percent or +24.50 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,152.00 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -37.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index opened more than 1.5% higher, to reach its highest level in almost 30 years.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng opened 1.8% higher while in China, the Shanghai Composite, also saw gains in morning trading.
Stock markets in Singapore, South Korea and Australia were also in positive territory.
“Japanese stocks are seen rallying for the sixth straight session, after the US market rocketed on news that a vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech are developing was 90% effective in protecting against Covid-19 infections,” said a spokesman for Okasan Online Securities.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,364.61 up with + percent or +46.78 point.the nifty closed at 15,206.35 up with + percent or +31.05 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,382.42 with a loss of percent or ?76.02 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 33,896.04 with a loss of –percent or –164.62 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,115.68 with a loss of – percent or ?12.15 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,299.74 with a loss of percent or –3.90 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,166.55 up with + percent or +122.10 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,431.58 with a loss of – percent or –162.23 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,506.12 with a loss of – percent or –4.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,846.95 with a loss of –percent or -55.69 point at 12:15 PM.