The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,803.00 up with +0.30% percent or +63.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,421.00 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -51.40 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,569.50 with a loss of -1.77% percent or -515.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei posted the biggest daily drop in three months on Monday as investors moved into bonds and other assets perceived as safe amid renewed fears of a global economic slowdown.
The Nikkei share average .N225 stumbled 3 percent to 20,977.11, the lowest since mid-February and the steepest daily fall since late December.
The broader Topix .TOPX fell 2.5 percent to a two-week low of 1,577.41, with all of its 33 subsectors trading in negative territory.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,502.32 with a loss of -1.77% percent or -460.19 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,800.71 with a loss of -1.90% percent or -54.17 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,642.67 with a loss of -2.50% percent or -196.29 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,977.11 with a loss of -3.01% percent or -650.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,491.90 with a loss of -2.13% percent or -621.46 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,043.03 with a loss of -1.97% percent or -61.12 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,767.56 with a loss of -1.04% percent or -399.75 point at 12:15 PM.