The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,227.50 with a loss of -0.63% percent or -135.00 point .The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,082.20 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -12.50 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,798.00 with a loss of -0.67% percent or -195.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei hit a one-week low on Thursday, with chip-related stocks tracking a decline in their U.S. peers and banks retreating after Mizuho Financial Group slashed its profit outlook.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended down 0.65 percent at 21,456.01 after going as low as 21,402.12, its weakest since Feb. 28.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,673.46 with a loss of -0.52% percent or -133.17 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,771.45 with a loss of -0.65% percent or -18.20 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,505.92 with a loss of -0.93% percent or -70.44 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,456.01 with a loss of -0.65% percent or -140.80 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,883.59 with a loss of -0.53% percent or -154.01 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,121.81 up with +0.64% percent or +19.71 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,672.41 up with +0.099% percent or +36.31 point at 12:15 PM.