Global Cues

Global markets were mixed. At the time of closing of Indian equities, European markets were trading higher; the FTSE went up 24.68 points or 0.62%, to 3,993.08. The CAC was trading at 3,010.26, up 24.52 points or 0.82% and the DAX was trading at 4,564.79, up 15 points or 0.33%.
However, the US futures were trading weak; the Dow Jones Futures were trading at 7,942, down 38 points or 0.48% and the Nasdaq Futures fell 0.3% or 4 points, to 1,313.
Asian markets ended mixed. Taiwan Weighted and Jakarta Composite gained 2% each. Nikkei and Kospi went up just 0.14-0.27%. However, Hang Seng and Straits Times declined 0.55-0.75%. Shanghai closed flat.