Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 20 August 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,613.00 up with +0.16%  percent or +33.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,027.00 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -31.10 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,203.50  up with +0.05% percent or +12.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 5.35% or 310.0 points to trade at 6100.0 at the close.Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 4.47% or 48.0 points to end at 1121.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 4.36% or 12.0 points to 287.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,677.22  up with +0.55% percent or +114.06 point. the nifty closed at 11,018.65  with a loss of –0.32% percent or –35.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,231.54   with a loss of –0.23% percent or –60.30 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,135.79 up with +0.96% percent or  +249.78  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,923.65 up with +1.21% percent or +34.97 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,002.81  up with +1.35% percent or +106.82 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,677.22 up with +0.55% percent or +114.06point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,231.54 with a loss of –0.23% percent or –60.30 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,880.00 with a loss of –0.11% percent or –3.09 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,423.47 up with +0.056% percent or +20.98 point at 12:15 PM.