Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 14 August 2018

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,323.00 with a loss of -1.05%  percent or -237.00  point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,469.00 up with +0.70% percent or +79.20 point.  The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,649.50 with a loss of -0.78% percent or -227.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian stocks were largely higher in early trading Tuesday, a day after widespread regional declines following Turkey’s currency crisis.

Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +2.28%   led the way, up 1.2%, driven by the yen’s overnight pullback. Export-heavy names performed the best, with Sony 6758, +1.81%  and Honda 7267, +1.96%   in the green. Tokyo Electron 8035, +2.23%   erased half of yesterday’s 3% slide.

Korea’s Kospi SEU, +0.47%   edged up 0.2%, with mixed results from tech names, as Samsung 005930, +0.22%   rose but LG Electronics 066570, -3.54%   tumbled.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,356.08 up with +2.28% percent or +498.65 point.the nifty closed at 11,447.75  up with +0.81% percent or +92.00 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,752.93 with a loss of -0.66% percent or -183.64 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,187.70 with a loss of -0.50% percent or -125.44 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,821.93 with  a loss of -0.40% percent or -11.35 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,819.71  with a loss of -0.25% percent or -19.40 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,356.08 up with +2.28% percent or +498.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,719.23 with a loss of -0.78% percent or -217.34 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,780.96 with a loss of  -0.18% percent or  -4.91  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,892.07 up with +0.66% percent or +247.17 point at 12:15 PM.