The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,647.50 up with +0.03%percent or +7.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,015.50 with a loss of -0.66% percent or -80.40 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,129.50  with a loss of -0.53% percent or –144.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.21% or 19.0 points to trade at 384.0 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) added 3.51% or 170.0 points to end at 5010.0 and Honda Motor Co Ltd (T:7267) was up 2.87% or 82.0 points to 2939.5 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,685.98 with a loss of –0.60% percent or –142.00   point.the  nifty closed at 12,017.75 with a loss of –0.67% percent or –80.60  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,241.34 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –162.93  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,102.51 with a loss of –0.94% percent or –277.26  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,327.71  with a loss of –0.54% percent or –18.07 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,520.51 with a loss of –0.54% percent or –51.64 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,685.98 with a loss of –0.60% percent or –142.00   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,250.45 with a loss of –0.56% percent or –153.82 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,890.49 up with +0.51% percent or  +14.52point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,951.36 with a loss of –0.47% percent or –193.39 point at 12:15 PM.