Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 31 Dec. 2019

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,340.00  with a loss of -1.27% percent or -300.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,273.50 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -55.80 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,284.50 with a loss of -0.06% percent or –18.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 1.65% or 27.0 points to trade at 1666.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 1.26% or 19.0 points to end at 1530.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) was up 1.22% or 31.0 points to 2573.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,656.62 with a loss of –0.76% percent or –181.10 point.the  nifty closed at 12,209.75 with a loss of –0.38% percent or –46.10 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,189.75 with a loss of –0.46% percent or –129.64 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,462.14  with a loss of –0.64% percent or –183.12 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,221.29  with a loss of –0.58% percent or -18.73 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,945.99  with a loss of –0.67% percent or -60.62  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,656.62 with a loss of –0.76% percent or -181.10 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,189.75  with a loss of –0.46% percent or –129.64 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,050.12 up with +0.33% percent or +10.10   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,442.52 with a loss of –0.28% percent or –115.48 point at 12:15 PM.