The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,358.00  with a loss of -0.09% percent or -22.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,142.00 up with +0.55% percent or +66.80 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,033.00  up with +0.03% percent or +8.00  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 4.56% or 330.0 points to trade at 7570.0 at the close. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305) added 3.78% or 107.0 points to end at 2935.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) was up 3.76% or 60.0 points to 1655.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,437.77 up with +0.28% percent or +64.45 point.the  nifty closed at 12,079.35 up with +0.35% percent or +41.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,946.55 up with  +0.12%  percent or +32.63 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,121.68 up with +0.20% percent or +55.21 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,140.52 up with +0.22% percent or +6.88 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,647.93 up with +0.18% percent or +15.44 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,437.77 up with +0.28% percent or +64.45 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,942.69 up with +0.11% percent or +28.77 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,903.19 with a loss of –0.13% percent or –3.87   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,906.23 up with +0.21% percent or  +84.93 point at 12:15 PM.