The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,377.50 with a loss of –0.21% percent or -42.50 point . The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,881.00 up with +0.34% percent or +36.35 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,462.50 with +2.16% percent or +559.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which rose 6.37% or 230.0 points to trade at 3840.0 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) added 5.44% or 310.0 points to end at 6010.0 andSapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was up 4.35% or 103.0 points to 2470.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which lost 4.46% or 73.0 points to trade at 1564.0 in late trade. Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) declined 3.39% or 140.0 points to end at 3985.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) shed 3.14% or 10.0 points to 308.0.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 23,787.45 up with +1.09% percent or +256.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,574.41 up with +0.97% percent or +24.72 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at +6,897.00 up with +1.08% percent or +73.53 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,427.06 up with +1.10% percent or +223.02 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,446.32 up with +2.21% percent or +570.87 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,544.34 up with +0.71% percent or +17.88 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,173.73 up with +0.54% percent or +192.80 point at 12:15 PM.