The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,633.00 up with +0.01%percent or +3.00  point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 12,147.20 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -27.35 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 27,779.50 up with +0.44% percent or +121.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 6.86% or 123.0 points to trade at 1916.0 at the close. DIC Corp (T:4631) added 6.18% or 182.0 points to end at 3125.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was up 4.06% or 62.0 points to 1590.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,687.59 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –140.14   point. the  nifty closed at 12,130.15 with a loss of –0.37% percent or –44.50  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,815.60 up with +0.31% percent or +85.60  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,423.31 with a loss of –0.43% percent or –128.11   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,373.94  with a loss of –0.16% percent or –5.51 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,711.97 with a loss of –0.14% percent or –13.99 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,687.59 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –140.14 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,838.31 up with +0.39% percent or +104.14 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,917.01 up with +0.38% percent or  +10.93 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,411.18 with a loss of –0.12% percent or –48.61 point at 12:15 PM.