New Delhi, March 06 (HS): Global markets are showing signs of strength today. There was continuous buying in the US market during the last session. Dow Jones futures are also seen trading with a slight increase today. European markets closed with mixed results during the last session. Asian markets are also trading mixed today.
Due to the expectation of easing of tariff war, there was a bullish environment in the US market during the last session. Dow Jones was successful in gaining 500 points. Similarly, the S&P 500 index jumped 1.12 percent to end the last session at 5,842.63 points. Apart from this, Nasdaq closed at 18,553.64 points with a gain of 268.48 points i.e. 1.47 percent. Dow Jones Futures is currently trading at 43,024.66 points with a gain of 0.04 percent today.
Buying environment was also seen in European markets during the last session. However, due to profit booking in the end, European markets closed with mixed results. FTSE index closed at 8,755.84 points with a weakness of 0.04 percent. On the other hand, CAC index ended the last session’s trading at 8,173.75 points with a strength of 125.83 points i.e. 1.54 percent. Apart from this, DAX index closed at 23,081.03 points with a big jump of 754.22 points i.e. 3.27 percent.
Mixed trading is taking place in Asian market today. Out of 9 Asian markets, 6 indices are trading in the green with gains, while 3 indices are in the red with decline. GIFT Nifty is trading at 22,354 points with a weakness of 0.30 percent. Similarly, Taiwan Weighted Index has slipped 114.63 points i.e. 0.50 percent to reach 22,757.27 points. Apart from this, SET Composite Index is trading at 1,204.91 points with a decline of 0.17 percent. On the other hand, Nikkei Index is trading at 37,754.95 points with a strength of 336.71 points i.e. 0.90 percent. Similarly, Straits Times Index has jumped 0.79 percent to reach 3,929.13 points. Hang Seng Index has made a strong jump today. Currently, this index is trading at 24,216.93 points with a gain of 622.72 points i.e. 2.64 percent. Similarly, the Jakarta Composite Index has reached 6,640.44 points with a gain of 109.04 points i.e. 1.67 percent. Apart from this, the Shanghai Composite Index is trading at 3,377.22 points with a gain of 1.04 percent and the KOSPI Index is trading at 2,575.48 points with a gain of 0.68 percent.
Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
