The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 19,598.00 up with +0.07% percent or +13.00 point.The Nifty Future is trading at 9,267.25 with a loss of -0.69% percent or -64.35 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,302.50 up with +0.05% percent or +12.50 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 4.89% or 215.0 points to trade at 4615.0 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) added 3.87% or 15.0 points to end at 403.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was up 3.52% or 72.0 points to 2117.0 in late trade.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 24,242.49 up with 2.99% percent or +704.81 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,874.56 up with +2.68% percent or +75.01 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,650.14 up with +1.38% percent or +117.78 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,669.12 with a loss of –1.15% percent or –228.14 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,348.43 with a loss of –0.13% percent or –31.57 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,852.55 up with +0.50% percent or +14.06 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 31,575.89 with a loss of –0.041% percent or –12.83 point at 12:15 PM.