The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,733.00  with a loss of -0.17% percent or -37.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,673.00 with a loss of -0.87% percent or -102.00 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 30,172.00 up with +0.15% percent or +45.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan’s Nikkei ended higher in choppy trade on Tuesday as tech shares and machinery stocks outperformed, while Sony jumped after Reuters reported that U.S. hedge fund Third Point was building up its stake in the company to push for changes.

The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.2 percent higher to 21,802.59.

The Nikkei was trading in negative territory earlier but it turned slightly positive thanks to a rally in cyclical stocks as recent strong Chinese economic data has supported sentiment, traders said.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,802.59  up with +0.19% percent or +40.94  point.the nifty closed at 11,596.75  with a loss of -0.067% percent or -7.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,122.05 up with +0.15% percent or +44.90 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,341.02  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -83.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,895.77 up with +0.10% percent or +3.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,953.88  up with +0.19% percent or +15.19 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,802.59  up with +0.19% percent or +40.94 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,120.55 up with +0.14% percent or +43.40   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,234.35  with a loss of -0.32% percent or -10.46 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,622.23   with a loss of  -0.20% percent or -78.30 point at 12:15 PM.