Mumbai, April 18 -- Indian stock markets are shut on Friday due to the Good Friday holiday. However, other major Asian markets continued their upward trend, with key indices posting gains.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose by 0.66 per cent, Taiwan's weighted index gained 0.58 per cent, and South Korea's KOSPI was also up by 0.27 per cent at the time of this report. Apart from these, other Asian markets were closed due to holidays.

Back home, several companies are scheduled to announce their fourth quarter earnings today. These include Just Dial, Mastek, Network 18 Media & Investments, Laxmi Goldorna House, Amal, Yaari Digital Integrated Services, Teamo Productions, and Jay Kailash Namkeen.

On Thursday, Indian markets experienced significan...