The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,910.00 with a loss of -0.90% percent or -217.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,649.50 with a loss of -2.12% percent or -230.50 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,563.50 with a loss of -1.82% percent or -493.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei dropped to a one-week low on Thursday as investors took profits after a recent rally lifted the index to a 27-year high, but Toyota and SoftBank rose after they announced a partnership on auto driving technology.
Analysts said sentiment soured late in the session due to weakness in Asian shares on worries about rising borrowing costs and to indications of a fall later in New York, with eMini futures for the S&P 500 ESc1 and Dow e-minis 1YMc1 both down 0.5 percent.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,828.39 up with +0.20% percent or +54.45 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,925.51 up with +0.071% percent or +2.08 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,025.08 up with +0.32% percent or +25.54 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,975.62 with a loss of -0.56% percent or -135.34 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,635.39 with a loss of -1.68% percent or -455.87 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,821.35 up with +1.06% percent or +29.58 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,357.91 with a loss of – 1.72% percent or -70.09 point at 12:15 PM