Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 24 October 2018

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,933.00   with a loss of  -0.44% percent or -97.00  point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,244.00  up with +0.61% percent or +62.10 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at  25,221.50 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -114.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan’s Nikkei on Wednesday recouped some of the previous day’s hefty losses but gains were limited as investor sentiment was still fragile after the recent heavy selling in global shares.

The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.4 percent higher at 22,091.18, making a turnaround from negative territory after risk appetites recovered on rising Chinese shares. The benchmark index dropped 2.7 percent on Tuesday, hit by a pullback in global equities.

The broader Topix .TOPX ended 0.1 percent higher to 1,652.07, after touching 1,638.69, its lowest level since September 2017.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,091.18 up with +0.37% percent or +80.40 point. the nifty closed at 10,195.30 up with +0.48% percent or +48.50 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,218.36 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -128.19 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,191.43 with  a loss of -0.50% percent or  -125.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,740.69 with a loss of  -0.55% percent or -15.19 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,437.54 with a loss of -0.42% percent or -31.09 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,091.18 with a loss of -0.37% percent or -80.40 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,238.66  with a loss of -0.43% percent or -107.89  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,603.42 up with  +0.33% percent or +8.59 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 33,997.93  up with +0.45% percent or +150.70 point at 12:15 PM.