Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 24 Feb. 2020

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,452.50 with a loss of -3.60% percent or -837.50  point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,900.20 with a loss of -1.48% percent or -178.75 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,684.50 with a loss of -1.90% percent or -515.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.24% or 98.0 points to trade at 1967.0 at the close. Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) added 4.49% or 19.0 points to end at 442.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was up 4.11% or 39.0 points to 987.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,386.74 with a loss of –0.39% percent or –92.41   point.the  nifty closed at 11,932.20 with a loss of –1.23% percent or –148.65  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,820.88 with a loss of –1.79% percent or –487.93 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,992.41 with a loss of –0.78% percent or –227.57   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,337.75  with a loss of –1.05% percent or –35.48 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,576.59 with a loss of –1.79% percent or –174.38 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,386.74 with a loss of –0.39% percent or –92.41 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,853.05 with a loss of  –1.67% percent or –455.76   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,031.23 with a loss of –0.28%percent or-8.44  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,783.77 with a loss of –0.94% percent or –386.35 point at 12:15 PM.