Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 15 August 2018

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,208.00 with a loss of -1.56%  percent or -352.00  point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,466.00 up with +0.01% percent or +1.50 point.  The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,229.00 with a loss of -1.48% percent or -408.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.68%   softened after slight initial gains, and was down 0.4% after jumping 2.3% Tuesday. The pullback comes as the yen has weakened some; the dollar USDJPY, +0.15%   was last at ¥111.30 versus ¥111.15 in late New York trade. The oil/coal-products sector was off 0.5% amid fresh declines in crude prices, with Japan Petroleum Exploration 1662, -1.43%   down 1.5%. Also, highflying SoftBank 9984, -2.63%  pulled back 1.5%, as tech stocks retreated as well.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,204.22  with a loss of -0.68% percent or -151.86 point. the nifty closed at 11,435.10 up with +0.70% percent or +79.35 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,323.59 with a loss of -1.55% percent or -429.34 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,299.92 up with +0.45% percent or +112.22 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,839.96 up with +0.64% percent or +18.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,870.89 up with +0.65% percent or +51.19 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,204.22  with a loss of -0.68% percent or -151.86 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,303.84 with a loss of -1.62% percent or -448.63 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,723.26 with a loss of  -2.08% percent or  -57.71  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,852.00 up with +0.55% percent or +207.10 point at 12:15 PM.