The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,603.00  with a loss of -0.54% percent or -117.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,955.00 with +0.12% percent or +14.00 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,880.00 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -52.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The NSE barometer representing the smallcaps is telling a story about how the contours of the market is going to change in the days and months ahead.

The Nifty Smallcap100 Index has been underperforming the headline Nifty over the past couple of months. An analysis of its recent performance shows while Nifty has gained 8.76 per cent in last six months, the Smallcap Index has lost 3.71 per cent. In last 12 months, while Nifty has gained around 11.34 per cent, Nifty Smallcap Index has los ..

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,754.27 up with +0.11% percent or +24.30 point.the nifty closed at 11,846.25  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -19.35 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,868.91 up with +1.14% percent or +326.29 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,717.43 up with +0.44% percent or +117.47 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,964.33 up with +0.77% percent or +22.57 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,091.16  up with +1.06% percent or +84.92 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,754.27  up with +0.11% percent or +24.30point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,919.40  up with +1.32% percent or +376.78 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,045.47  up with +0.019% percent or +0.50 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,580.65 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -105.85 point at 12:15 PM.