Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 06 August 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,478.00  with a loss of  -0.25% percent or -52.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 10,964.50 up with +0.59% percent or +64.70 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,943.50 with a loss of -0.34% percent or -89.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.65% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Subaru Corp (T:7270), which rose 8.09% or 206.5 points to trade at 2760.0 at the close. The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) added 6.87% or 115.0 points to end at 1788.0 and Chiyoda Corp.(T:6366) was up 4.88% or 14.0 points to 301.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,585.31  with a loss of -0.65% percent or -134.98 point.the nifty closed at 10,949.05 up with +0.82% percent or +89.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,976.24  with a loss of -0.67% percent or -175.08 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,717.74  with a loss of -2.90% percent or -767.27 point. The S&P 500 is trading at S&P 500 with a loss of -2.98% percent or -87.31 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,726.04 with a loss of -3.47% percent or -278.03 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,720.29 with a loss of -1.74% percent or -366.87 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,178.56  with a loss of -2.75% percent or -740.02 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,821.50  with a loss of -1.62% percent or -46.34 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,671.11  with a loss of -1.21% percent or -447.99 point at 12:15 PM.