The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,522.50 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -27.50 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,868.50 up with +0.04% percent or +5.25 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,011.00 up with +0.06% percent or +17.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japanese shares hit 1-1/2-week lows on Thursday after profit-taking set in as doubts over an interim U.S.-China trade deal grew, while Line Corp (NYSE:LN) and Z Holdings jumped on news the Yahoo Japan operator was in merger talks with messaging app firm Line.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,691.49 up with +0.037% percent or +10.25 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,087.01 with a loss of –0.20% percent or –6.07 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,464.28 with a loss of –0.13% percent or –11.04 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,520.01 up with +0.81% percent or +188.17 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,028.18 up with +0.38% percent or +101.63 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,914.82 up with +0.17% percent or +4.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,345.08 up with +0.053% percent or +21.47 point at 12:15 PM.