Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 16 January 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,447.00 up with +0.08% percent or +17.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,949.50 up with +0.19% percent or +21.10 point.  The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,845.50  up with +0.35% percent or +93.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian shares took a breather on Wednesday after rallying the previous day on Chinese stimulus hopes, with investors assessing Brexit options after British lawmakers trounced Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to withdraw Britain from the European Union.

May’s crushing loss overnight triggered political upheaval that could lead to a disorderly exit from the European Union on March 29 or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,442.75  with a loss of -0.55% percent or -112.54 point. the nifty closed at 10,908.95 up with +0.20% percent or +22.15 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,825.36 with a loss of -0.018% percent or -4.93 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,065.59 up with +0.65% percent or +155.75 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,610.30 up with +1.07% percent or +27.69 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at +7,023.83 up with +1.71% percent or +117.92 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,442.75 with a loss of -0.55% percent or -112.54 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,860.31  up with +0.11% percent or +30.02 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,570.38 up  with +0.0015% percent or  +0.039 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,381.96  up with +0.18% percent or +63.63 point at 12:15 PM.