Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 15 February 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,858.00  with a loss of  -0.20% percent or -42.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,683.20 with a loss of -0.90% percent or -96.55 point.  The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,835.00 with a loss of  -1.78% percent or -504.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 3.08% or 100.0 points to trade at 3350.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 2.50% or 40.0 points to end at 1640.0 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) was up 2.26% or 105.0 points to 4742.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which lost 8.93% or 500.0 points to trade at 5100.0 in late trade. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 7.71% or 395.0 points to end at 4725.0 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) shed 7.04% or 116.5 points to 1538.5.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
   
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,900.63  with a loss of -1.13% percent or -239.08 point.the nifty closed at 10,671.65 with a loss of -0.69% percent or -74.40 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,900.84  with a loss of -1.87% percent or -531.21 point. 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,439.39 with a loss of -0.41% percent or -103.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,745.73 with  a loss of -0.27% percent or -7.30 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,426.95 up with +0.089% percent or +6.58 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,900.63 with a loss of -1.13% percent or -239.08 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,916.63   with a loss of -1.81% percent or -515.42 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,682.38  with a loss of -1.37% percent or -37.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,537.80 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -338.42 point at 12:15 PM.