GLOBAL EQUITY MARKET OF 4th FEB 2021

Asian shares mostly traded lower on Thursday as caution set in over company earnings reports, recent choppy trading in technology stocks and prospects for more economic stimulus for a world battling a pandemic.

In Asia, the Jakarta composites gained 0.48%, SGX Nifty rose 0.35%, set composites surged 0.08% whereas the Kospi lost 1.35%, Nikkei 225 fell 1.06%,straits times plunged 0.75%,Hang seng lost 0.66%.

European stocks traded higher on Thursday morning as investors remain focused on earnings reports and developments on the coronavirus pandemic.

In Europe, The DAX is higher by 0.17% and CAC is up 0.18%, while London's FTSE 100 is off 0.04%.