South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.44 percent to finish at 2,495.81 and the Kosdaq closed 2.38 percent up at 850.21, even as electronics giant Samsung Electronics posted a 94 percent year-on-year drop in operating profit for the first quarter.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.15 percent to close at 28,457.68 and the Topix climbed 0.43 percent to end the day at 2,032.51, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.32 percent to finish at 7,292.7. DAX gained 0.03 percent to close at 15,800 points.
The banking sector gained 1.1 percent, after Deutsche Bank and Barclays profits beat expectations. FTSE lost 0.27 percent to close at 7831. The benchmark Stoxx 600 index closed 0.2 percent higher. It was the best day since January for the Dow and S&P 500 and March for the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.43 percent to finish at 12,142.24, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.96 percent to end at 4,135.35. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 524.29 points, or 1.57 percent, to close at 33,826.16 in previous close. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 27 points, or 0.08 percent. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.5 percent, while S&P 500 futures added 0.2 percent. US stock futures ticked higher on Thursday night. Trade setup for Friday: Top 15 things to know before the opening bell SGX Nifty indicates a positive start for the broader index with a gain of 140 points after the Nifty closed 101 points higher at 17,915 on Thursday. We have collated a list of important headlines across news platforms which could impact Indian as well as international markets: Stay tuned to Moneycontrol to find out what happens in the currency and equity markets today. If the index advances, 17,933 is the initial key resistance level to watch out for, followed by 17,964 and 18,015. Pivot charts indicate that the Nifty may get support at 17,830, followed by 17,799 and 17,748. The Nifty 50 traded comfortably higher than its 200-day moving average of 17,414 and is expected to build on the recent momentum. The BSE Sensex gained 348 points to close at 60,649 in the previous session, while the Nifty 50 closed 101 points higher at 17,915. SGX futures touched a high of 18,059 in early trade today after opening at 18,040. The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio.The market is likely to open marginally higher today as the SGX Nifty indicates a positive start for the broader index with a gain of 140 points after settling the session at 17,915. Between 2008 & 2012, the NIFTY 50 index's share of NSE market fell from 65% to 29% due to the rise of sectoral indices like NIFTY Bank, NIFTY IT, NIFTY Pharma, and NIFTY Next 50. WFE, IOM and FIA surveys endorse NSE's leadership position. NIFTY 50 is the world's most actively traded contract.
The NIFTY 50 index has shaped up to be the largest single financial product in India, with an ecosystem consisting of exchange-traded funds, and futures and options at NSE and SGX. The Nifty 50 index was launched on 22 April 1996, and is one of the many stock indices of Nifty. NSE Indices had a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's for co-branding equity indices until 2013. Nifty 50 is owned and managed by NSE Indices, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.
The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.
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