New Delhi, October 7(HS): Global equities are trading firm today, drawing support from positive cues out of the United States and a generally upbeat trend across Asia, even as some European indices struggled in the previous session.

Wall Street closed higher in its last trading session, buoyed by optimism over a potential resolution to the U.S. government shutdown. However, Dow Jones futures were marginally lower in early Tuesday trade.In the U.S., the S&P 500 climbed 0.36% to close at 6,740.28, while the Nasdaq Composite surged 161.16 points, or 0.71%, to settle at 22,941.67. The Dow Jones Futures are currently down 0.17%, trading at 46,617.67.

European markets, in contrast, ended Monday with persistent weakness. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.13% to 9,479.14, the CAC 40 tumbled 109.76 points, or 1.38%, to 7,971.78, while Germany’s DAX closed almost flat, down 0.51 points at 24,378.29.

Across Asia, sentiment was broadly positive, with 7 of 9 tracked indices trading in the green. Markets in South Korea were closed for a holiday, leaving the KOSPI unchanged. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was the sole notable laggard, down sharply by 183.15 points—or 0.68%—at 26,957.77.

Elsewhere in Asia, GIFT Nifty traded 0.14% higher at 25,202, Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 324.24 points, or 0.71%, to 48,287, and Taiwan’s Weighted Index soared 516.33 points, or 1.93%, to 27,277.39. Thailand’s SET Composite rose 1.06% to 1,299.30, Singapore’s Straits Times Index advanced 0.98% to 4,464.95, Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite added 0.61% to 8,189.62, and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.52% to 3,882.78.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar