The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,770.00 up with 0.00% percent or 0.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,628.80 up with +0.20% percent or +20.75 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,577.50 with a loss of -1.48% percent or -384.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei ended higher in choppy trade on Wednesday as short-covering in electronics component makers and tech shares helped offset weakness in resource stocks dragged down by falling oil prices.
The utility subsector rallied on speculation that a drop in oil prices would contribute to lower costs for power companies.
The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.2 percent to 21,846.48, after trading in positive and negative territory during the day. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled to a two-week low, dragged down by the sell-off in tech shares and Apple AAPL.Osuppliers.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,286.49 with a loss of -0.40% percent or -100.69 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,722.18 with a loss of -0.15% percent or -4.04 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,200.88 up with +0.000088% percent or +0.0063 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,846.48 up with +0.16% percent or +35.96 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,639.53 with a loss of -0.59% percent or -153.34 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,629.15 with a loss of -0.97% percent or -25.73 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,262.26 up with +0.34% percent or +117.77 point at 12:15 PM.