The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,777.50 up with +0.12% percent or +27.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,195.50 up with +0.41% percent or +50.25 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,839.00 with a loss of -1.69% percent or -479.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.38% or 15.0 points to trade at 294.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 2.54% or 160.0 points to end at 6460.0 and Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729) was up 2.33% or 60.0 points to 2632.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,795.44 with a loss of –0.98% percent or –235.91  point.the  nifty closed at 12,168.65 up with +0.51% percent or +61.75  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,909.12 with a loss of –1.52% percent or –431.92 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,186.27 with a loss of –0.033% percent or –9.77  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,321.75 up with +0.029% percent or +0.96 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,383.77 up with +0.14% percent or  +12.96 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,795.44 with a loss of –0.98% percent or –235.91   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,811.66 with a loss of –1.87% percent or –529.38  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,976.53 with a loss of –2.75% percent or –84.23 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,326.53 up with +0.51% percent or +211.15 point at 12:15 PM.