Saturday , November 23 2024

Mixed signals from global markets, Asian markets on the rise

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New Delhi, 31 July (HS). Mixed signals are coming from the global market today. The US market closed with mixed trading during the last session. Dow Jones Futures is also currently trading with a decline. Similarly, the European markets also closed with mixed results during the last session. Asian markets are generally looking strong today.

The US market was seen trading cautiously during the last session before the US Federal Reserve announced its interest rate, due to which the Wall Street index closed with mixed results. The Dow Jones closed at 40,743.33 points with a gain of 203.40 points or 0.51 percent. On the other hand, the S&P 500 index ended the last session's trading at 5,436.44 points with a decline of 0.50 percent. Apart from this, the Nasdaq closed at 17,147.42 points, falling 222.78 points or 1.28 percent. The Dow Jones futures are currently seen trading at 40,656.71 points today with a weakness of 0.21 percent.

European markets also closed after trading mixed during the last session. The FTSE index closed at 8,274.41 points with a loss of 0.22 percent. On the other hand, the CAC index ended the last session's trading at 7,474.94 points with a gain of 0.42 percent. Apart from this, the DAX index closed at 18,411.18 points with a gain of 0.49 percent.

Unlike the American and European markets, the Asian markets are showing strong momentum today. The indices of all the 9 Asian markets are trading in the green with gains. GIFT Nifty is trading at 24,943.50 points with a gain of 0.05 percent. Similarly, the Nikkei index has reached 38,545.12 points with a gain of 0.05 percent. The Hang Seng index has made a strong jump today. Currently, this index is trading at 17,326.58 points with a gain of 323.67 points i.e. 1.90 percent. Similarly, the Straits Times index is trading at 3,449.37 points with a gain of 0.22 percent.

The Shanghai Composite Index has also gained strongly today. Currently, this index is trading at 2,930.80 points, up 1.76 percent. Similarly, the SET Composite Index has reached 1,317.80 points with an increase of 0.74 percent. Apart from this, the Jakarta Composite Index is trading at 7,250.94 points with a gain of 0.13 percent, the KOSPI Index is trading at 2,755.66 points with a gain of 0.64 percent and the Taiwan Weighted Index is trading at 22,256.46 points with a gain of 0.15 percent.