The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 19,512.00 up with +0.45% percent or +87.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,765.50 up with +0.47% percent or +49.95 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,609.00 up with +2.00% percent or +502.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japanese stocks retreated on Friday, buffeted on the first trading session of 2019 as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Inc’s earnings warning hit technology stocks and signs of slowdowns in the U.S. and Chinese economies soured broader sentiment.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended the day down 2.26 percent at 19,561.96 after losing as much as 3.86 percent, as investors digested bearish news since the start of the year.
A bounce by Chinese stocks helped the Nikkei cut some losses, although it was not enough to lift Japanese stocks out of the red.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 22,686.22 with a loss of -2.83% percent or -660.02 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,447.89 with a loss of -2.48% percent or -62.14 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 6,463.50 with a loss of -3.04% percent or -202.43 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,561.96 with a loss of -2.26% percent or -452.81 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,473.49 up with +1.63% percent or +409.13 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,510.77 up with +2,510.77 percent or +46.40 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,573.49 up with +0.15% percent or +54.18 point at 12:15 PM.