The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,008.00  with a loss of -0.40% percent or -92.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,985.00 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -61.45 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,066.00   with a loss of –1.19% percent or –315.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 3.16% or 15.0 points to trade at 489.0 at the close. Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) added 2.30% or 23.0 points to end at 1022.0 and Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928) was up 2.17% or 51.0 points to 2397.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,135.23  with a loss of –1.05% percent or –244.58 point. the  nifty closed at 11,973.45 with a loss of –0.17% percent or –20.75 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,095.78 with a loss of –1.12%  percent or –295.39 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,502.81 with a loss of –1.01% percent or –280.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,093.20  with a loss of –0.66% percent or –20.67 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,520.64 with a loss of –0.55% percent or –47.34 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,135.23 with a loss of –1.05% percent or –244.58 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,119.56 with a loss of –1.03% percent or –271.74 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,877.76 with a loss of –0.26% percent or –7.53 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,601.31 with a loss of –0.18% percent or –74.14  point at 12:15 PM.