The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,142.50  with a loss of -0.88% percent or -187.50 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,032.20 up with +0.53% percent or +58.60 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,635.00  up with +0.19% percent or +51.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & PulpRailway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.17% or 41.0 points to trade at 1025.0 at the close. Taisei Corp. (T:1801) added 3.45% or 130.0 points to end at 3900.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 3.00% or 54.5 points to 1869.5 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,318.42 up with +0.56% percent or +118.85 point. the nifty closed at 10,990.85 up  with +0.41% percent or +44.65 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,681.40 with a loss of –0.035% percent or –9.36 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,797.46 up with +0.26% percent or +69.31  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,978.71 up with +0.091% percent or +2.71 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,103.07 with a loss of –0.17% percent or –13.75  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,318.42 up  with +0.56% percent or +118.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,692.69 up with +0.0072% percent or +1.93 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,024.74 up with +0.84% percent or +25.14 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,210.27 up with +0.62% percent or +228.50 point at 12:15 PM.