The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at  22,497.50 up with +0.17% percent or +37.50 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,649.80 up with +0.42% percent or +49.10 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,701.50 with a loss of -0.68% percent or -183.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 9.10% or 207.0 points to trade at 2482.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 8.03% or 570.0 points to end at 7670.0 and Ebara Corp. (T:6361) was up 4.65% or 138.0 points to 3105.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,492.68  up with +0.18% percent or +40.82 point.the nifty closed at 11,643.90 up with +0.50% percent or +59.25  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,719.58 with a loss of –0.48% percent or –128.91 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,025.88 up with 0.089% percent or +23.90  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,997.95  up with +0.28% percent or +8.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,156.85  with +0.40% percent or +32.67 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,492.68 up with +0.18% percent or +40.82 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,698.59 with a loss of –0.56% percent or –149.90 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,938.14 with a loss of –1.32% percent or –39.19  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,258.78 up with +0.53% percent or +206.72 point at 12:15 PM.