The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,071.00 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -115.00 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,323.00 up with +0.14% percent or +33.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,358.00  with a loss of -2.08% percent or –560.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Domestic equity market is likely to open lower on Friday tracking Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX Nifty)and mixed Asian cues.

Lic Housing is a ‘Buy’ call with a target price of Rs 490 and a stop loss of Rs 454.

PNB is a ‘Buy’ call with a target price of Rs 72 and a stop loss of Rs 64.50.

JSW Steel is a ‘Buy’ call with a target price of Rs 290 and a stop loss of Rs 250.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 For the day the  Sgx nifty closed at 12,072.50 with a loss of -0.93% percent or –113.50 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,293.91  with a loss of –0.49% percent or –115.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,339.50 with a loss of –2.06%  percent or –554.23 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,164.00 up with +0.35% percent or +97.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,153.63 up with +0.42% percent or +13.11 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,705.18 up with +0.66% percent or +57.24 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,293.91 with a loss of –0.49% percent or –115.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,355.16  with a loss of –1.99% percent or –536.04 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,871.98 with a loss of –0.61% percent or –17.71 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,756.34   with a loss of –0.91% percent or – 373.83  point at 12:15 PM.