SgxNifty Futures Update : 24 Dec 2021
The SgxNifty Future is trading at 16,970.50 with a loss of -0.63% or -107.95 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,820.00 up with +1.34% percent or +380.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,217.00 with a loss of -0.50% percent or -117.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Asian markets rose Thursday following Wall Street’s lead as concerns over inflation and Covid eased with US data showing optimism about the economy despite the spread of the Omicron variant. The upbeat pre-holiday mood was helped by two preliminary studies from Britain indicating Omicron infections were less likely to result in hospitalisation compared with the Delta variant, confirming a trend first identified in South Africa.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the nifty closed at 16,959.90 with a loss of -0.66% percent or -112.70 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,782.59 with a loss of -0.055% percent or ?15.78 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,223.76 up with +0.13% or +30.12 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 35,950.56 up with +0.55% percent or +196.67 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,725.79 up with +0.62% percent or +0.62% point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,653.37 up with +0.85% percent or +131.48point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,814.44 up with +0.056% percent or +16.07 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,223.76 up with +0.13% ercent or +30.12 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,622.85 with a loss of –0.56% percent or –20.49 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 56,897.60 with a loss of –0.73% percent or –417.68 point at 12:15 PM.