The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 18,968.00 up with +3.31% percent or +608.00  point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 8,495.50  with a loss of -1.69% percent or –145.95 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,343.00 up with +0.70% percent or +163.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531), which rose 11.18% or 261.0 points to trade at 2595.0 at the close. Terumo Corp. (T:4543) added 11.02% or 365.0 points to end at 3677.0 and DIC Corp (T:4631) was up 10.48% or 234.0 points to 2466.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,389.43 up with +3.88% percent or +724.83  point.the  nifty closed at 8631.95 with a loss of -0.11% percent or -9.50  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,375.31 up with +0.098% percent or +22.97 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 22,552.17 up with +6.38% percent or +1,351.62 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,630.07 up with +6.24% percent or +154.51 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,797.54 up  with +5.60% percent or  +413.24 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,389.43 up with +3.88% percent or +724.83 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,478.93 up with +0.54%percent or +126.59 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,772.20 up with +0.26% percent or +7.29 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 29,696.39  with  a loss of –0.84% percent or –250.38 point at 12:15 PM.