New Delhi, September 30 (HS): Global markets are signaling strength today as US markets closed higher in the previous session and Dow Jones futures trade with marginal gains. European markets also managed to end slightly higher after a day of subdued trading. Meanwhile, Asian markets are witnessing mixed trading with some indices advancing and others slipping.

In the US, buying momentum persisted last session, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.26 percent to close at 6,661.21 points. The Nasdaq rose 0.48 percent, adding 107.09 points to reach 22,591.15. Dow Jones futures are up modestly by 0.05 percent, currently at 46,337.08.

European markets traded within narrow ranges last session, with the FTSE 100 ending 0.16 percent higher at 9,299.84 points. The CAC 40 index gained 0.13 percent to close at 7,880.87, while Germany’s DAX edged up 0.02 percent to finish at 23,745.06.

Asian markets are mixed today, with 5 out of 9 major indices trading in the green and 4 in the red. The SET Composite index is down 0.46 percent at 1,282.19, Jakarta Composite slipped 0.21 percent to 8,106.62, Hang Seng dropped 0.11 percent to 26,593, and KOSPI declined 0.07 percent to 3,428.64.On the upside, GIFT Nifty is slightly up 0.04 percent at 24,697.50, Nikkei advanced 0.07 percent to 45,077, and Taiwan Weighted surged significantly by 1.29 percent to reach 25,914.94. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.40 percent to 3,878.13, and the Straits Times added 0.33 percent, closing at 4,284.23.

The global sentiment remains cautiously optimistic amid mixed regional performances and ongoing geopolitical and economic factors affecting markets worldwide.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar