The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,087.50 with a loss of -0.05% percent or –12.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,053.20 with a loss of -1.66% percent or -203.20 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,194.50 with a loss of -0.87% percent or -248.50  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 4.09% or 46.5 points to trade at 1183.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 3.59% or 55.0 points to end at 1585.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was up 3.41% or 17.0 points to 514.9 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,204.86 with a loss of –1.91%percent or –451.76 point. the  nifty closed at 11,997.00 with a loss of –1.88% percent or –229.65  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,226.19 with a loss of –0.79% percent or –225.31  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,634.88  with a loss of –0.81% percent or –233.92 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,234.85 with a loss of –0.71% percent or -23.00 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,020.77 with a loss of –0.79% percent or 71.42  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,204.86 with a loss of –1.91% percent or -451.76 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,167.92 with a loss of –1.00% percent or –283.58 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,083.41  with a loss of –0.012% percent or –0.38   point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,765.85 with a loss of –1.69% percent or –698.76 point at 12:15 PM.