The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 18,585.00 up with +0.09% percent or +17.00  point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 8,276.25  with a loss of -4.34% percent or -375.15 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,005.50 with a loss of -2.08% percent or -488.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 6.94% or 805.0 points to trade at 12405.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) added 5.98% or 300.0 points to end at 5320.0 and Teijin Ltd. (T:3401) was up 4.97% or 90.0 points to 1900.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,084.97 with a loss of – 1.57% percent or –304.46  point. the  nifty closed at 8,314.30 with a loss of -3.99%  percent or –345.95  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,175.11 with a loss of –1.32% percent or –309.17 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 21,636.78 with a loss of –4.06% percent or –915.39 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,541.47 with  a loss of –3.37% percent or ?88.60 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,502.38 with a loss of –3.79% percent or –295.16 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,084.97 with a loss of –1.57% percent or –304.46 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,173.01  with a loss of –1.33%percent or311.27 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,747.21 with a loss of –0.90% percent or24.99 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 28,809.39  with  a loss of –3.37% percent or –1,006.20 point at 12:15 PM.