The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,788.00 with a loss of -0.55% percent or -132.00 point . The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,447.80 with a loss of -1.44% percent or -152.15 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,537.50 with a loss of -0.04% percent or -9.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei fell to its lowest close in two-weeks on Friday, tracking weakness on Wall Street as rising U.S. Treasury yields have dimmed the allure of most stocks except financial ones.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.8 percent lower to 23,783.72, the weakest close since Sept. 20. Earlier this week, the index traded above the 24,000 mark and hit 27-year highs.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,627.48 with a loss of -0.75% percent or -200.91 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,901.61 with a loss of -0.82% percent or -23.90 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,879.51 with a loss of -1.81% percent or -145.57 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,783.72 with a loss of -0.80% percent or -191.90 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,587.88 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -35.99 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 34,779.95 with a loss of – 1.11%percent or -389.21 point at 12:15 PM.