The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,437.50 up with +0.23% percent or +47.50 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,052.50  up with +0.22% percent or +24.35 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,633.50  up with +0.81% percent or +206.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which rose 5.09% or 156.0 points to trade at 3223.0 at the close. Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) added 4.93% or 18.0 points to end at 383.0 andDainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 4.20% or 240.0 points to 5950.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day the Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,418.81  up with +0.064% percent or +13.16 point. nifty closed at 11,043.25 up with +0.13% percent or +13.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,734.22  up with +0.94% percent or +238.76 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,579.39 up with +0.39% percent or  +99.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,847.60 up with +0.25% percent or +7.00 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,766.62   with a loss of -0.094% percent or -7.32 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,418.81 up with +0.064% percent or +13.16 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,740.68 up with +0.96% percent or +245.22 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,823.82  up with +0.29% percent or +8.03 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,343.95 up with +0.087% percent or +32.42 point at 12:15 PM.