The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,855.00 up with +0.06% percent or +15.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,127.00 with a loss of -0.91% percent or -111.45 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,222.50 up with +1.23% percent or +342.50  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which rose 5.22% or 75.0 points to trade at 1511.0 at the close. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 3.45% or 99.0 points to end at 2971.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 3.13% or 64.0 points to 2109.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,837.72 with a loss of –0.36% percent or –87.20 point. the  nifty closed at 12,228.00 up with +0.84% percent or +101.45 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,202.10 up with +1.21% percent or +337.89 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,621.39  up with +0.37% percent or  +105.94 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,239.91 up with +0.51% percent or +16.53 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,022.39 up with +0.78% percent or +69.51  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,837.72 with a loss of –0.36% percent or -87.20 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,182.42  up with +1.14% percent or +318.21 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,005.63  with a loss of –0.058% percent or –1.73   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,444.58 up with +0.68% percent or +280.82 point at 12:15 PM.