The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,373.00 with a loss of -0.20% percent or -47.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,958.00 with a loss of -0.74% percent or -89.70 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,514.00 up with +1.02% percent or +268.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 5.81% or 453.0 points to trade at 8248.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 3.44% or 180.0 points to end at 5420.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was up 3.23% or 19.0 points to 608.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,354.40 up with +0.23% percent or +54.31 point. the  nifty closed at 11,928.75 with a loss of –0.75% percent or –89.65 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,498.37 up with +1.07%  percent or +281.33 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,677.79 up with +0.10% percent or  +28.01 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,117.43 up with +0.15% percent or +4.67 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,570.70 up with +0.047% percent or +4.03 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,354.40 up with +0.23% percent or +54.31 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,498.37 up with +1.07% percent or +281.33 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,912.01 up with +0.43% percent or +12.55 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,587.41 with a loss of –0.47% percent or –192.18  point at 12:15 PM.