The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,757.50 with +0.45% percent or +127.50 point.The Nifty Future is trading at 15,698.50 with a loss of -0.08% percent or -12.10 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,141.00 with a loss of -1.77% percent or -508.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Asian equities are set for a choppy trading session on Friday after technology stocks lifted the S&P 500 to a new record even as investors weighed an unexpected rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits.
A U.S. jobless claims report showed a second straight weekly increase earlier on Thursday, bucking the streak of strong economic data from payrolls and job vacancies that had buoyed investor confidence in a quick economic rebound.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,783.28 with + percent or +76.24 point.the nifty closed at 15,678.95 with a loss of – percent or –1.05 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,274.62 with a loss of – percent or –553.33 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,633.53 with +percent or +131.02 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,319.94 up with + percent or +22.44 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,522.38 up with + percent or +18.42 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,776.90 up with percent or +69.86 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,286.78 with a loss of – percent or –541.17 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,525.99 with a loss of –percent or –62.79 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,286.07 with a loss of – percent or – point at 12:15 PM.