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

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,897.26 up with +3.15% percent or +10.10 point.the  nifty closed at 9,276.85 up with +0.11% percent or +156.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,319.00 up with +0.12% percent or +29.00 point.

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.