The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,400.00 with a loss of -0.71% percent or -160.00 point . The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,601.50 up with +0.47% percent or +54.80 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,906.00 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -76.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Selling continued Friday morning in Asia-Pacific stocks, with Japanese equities hit by an overnight jump in the yen. The Nikkei set an early course for a sixth-straight drop, with the market also pressured by President Donald Trump’s comments about turning an eye toward Japan next on trade
Hong Kong stocks have also stabilized, with the Hang Seng HSI, +0.00% up 0.5% following yesterday’s 13-month closing low. Tencent 0700, +0.64% was in positive territory following its 13-month low Thursday, while fellow Thursday laggard AIA 1299, -1.01% also perked up.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,995.87 up with +0.080% percent or +20.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,878.05 with a loss of -0.37% percent or -10.55 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,922.73 with a loss of -0.91% percent or -72.45 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,307.06 with a loss of -0.80% percent or -180.88 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,982.63 up with +0.029% percent or +7.81 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,702.30 up with +0.40% percent or +10.71 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,260.32 up with +0.046% percent or +17.51 point at 12:15 PM.