The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,040.00 with a loss of -0.05% percent or -10.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,870.20 up with +0.51% percent or +59.95 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,173.50 up with +0.06% percent or +17.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.63% or 17.0 points to trade at 319.0 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd.(T:8233) added 4.23% or 47.0 points to end at 1159.0 and Astellas Pharma Inc.(T:4503) was up 3.87% or 57.0 points to 1530.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841), which lost 3.19% or 67.0 points to trade at 2035.0 in late trade. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 3.18% or 79.5 points to end at 2423.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 3.09% or 35.0 points to 1098.0
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,548.22 with a loss of -0.67% percent or -179.32 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,917.38 with a loss of -0.95% percent or -27.97 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,884.72 with a loss of -1.51% percent or -120.98 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,086.59 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -107.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,230.97 up with 0.16% percent or +44.99 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,978.03 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -4.04 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,511.84 up with +0.20% percent or +76.90 point at 12:15 PM.