Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 18 Dec. 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at  23,832.50 up with +0.09% percent or +22.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,226.80 up with +0.32% percent or +39.60 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,861.50 up with +0.12% percent or +32.50  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Ltd (T:6501), which rose 3.14% or 136.0 points to trade at 4465.0 at the close. Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) added 2.83% or 68.0 points to end at 2469.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was up 2.58% or 85.0 points to 3380.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,934.43  with a loss of –0.55% percent or –131.69 point. the  nifty closed at 12,214.65 up with +0.41% percent or +49.65 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,833.00 with a loss of –0.038%  percent or ?10.71  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,267.16 up with +0.11% percent or +31.27 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,192.52 up with +0.034% percent or +1.07 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,823.36 up with +0.10% percent or +9.13  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,934.43 with a loss of –0.55% percent or -131.69 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,806.16  with a loss of –0.13% percent or –37.55 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,014.57  with a loss of –0.26% percent or –7.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,445.14 up with +0.22% percent or +92.97 point at 12:15 PM.