The  SgxNifty Future is trading at 14,936.20 up with +0.27% percent or +40.90point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,763.00 up with +1.53% percent or +433.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading  at 29,177.50 with+0.30% percent or +87.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The Indian benchmark indices were trading higher, but off the record levels it conquered earlier in Friday’s session. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent while the stance remained ‘accomodative’. Besides, the RBI projected GDP growth of 10.5 per cent in FY22 for India while projection for CPI-based inflation was revised to 5.2 per cent for Q4FY21.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 14,912.20 up with +0.11% percent or   +16.55 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,779.19 up with +1.54% percent or  +437.24 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,284.77 with 0.58%  percent or +169.61  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,055.86 up with +1.08%percent or  +332.26 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,871.74 up with +1.09% percent or +41.57  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,777.74 up with  +1.23% percent or +167.20 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,762.41 up with +1.48%percent or  +420.46  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,348.36 with +0.81% percent or +234.86 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,514.48 with +0.36% percent or +12.62 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,924.01  up with +0.61%percent or +309.72 point at 12:15 PM.