The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,742.50 up with +0.09% percent or +22.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,274.80 up with +0.05% percent or +5.80 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,926.50 up with +0.44% percent or +122.50  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which rose 11.81% or 79.0 points to trade at 748.0 at the close. Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) added 3.98% or 42.0 points to end at 1098.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was up 3.10% or 29.0 points to 963.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,816.63 with a loss of –0.20% percent or –48.22 point.the  nifty closed at 12,266.65 up with +0.057% percent or +6.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,871.35 up with +0.25% percent or +70.86 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,376.96  up with +0.49% percent or  +137.68 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,205.37 up with 0.45% percent or +14.23 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,887.22 up with +0.67% percent or +59.48  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,816.63 with a loss of –0.20% percent or -48.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,817.98  up with +0.063% percent or +17.49 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,004.94  with a loss of –0.40% percent or –12.13  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,700.62 up with +0.064% percent or +26.70 point at 12:15 PM.