The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,992.50  up with +0.56% percent or +127.50 point . The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,575.50  with a loss of -0.01% percent or -1.55 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,982.00 up with +0.33% percent or +85.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

It’s been a downbeat start to the week for Asian investors.

Stock markets across the region lost ground, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closing down 1.6%, or 344.67 points, at 21,898.99.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 2.1%, or 551.96 points, to end at 25,934.39 and South Korea’s Kospi index gave up 0.9%, or 19.08 points, to finish at 2,076.92.

Australia’s ASX/200 pulled back 0.5%, or 31.10 points, to close at 5,818.10

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,898.99  with a loss of -1.55% percent or -344.67  point.the nifty closed at 10,524.00 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -29.00 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,934.39  with a loss of -2.08% percent or -551.96 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,270.83  with a loss of -0.43% percent or  -109.91 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,723.06  with a loss of -0.63% percent or -17.31 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,356.99 with a loss of -1.04% percent or -77.06  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,898.99 with a loss of -1.55% percent or -344.67 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,934.39 with a loss of  -2.08% percent or -551.96 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,665.43   with a loss of -0.41% percent or  -11.05 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,950.92 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -60.73 point at 12:15 PM.