The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,393.00  with a loss of -0.47% percent or -97.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 9,190.00  with a loss of -0.38% percent or -35.15 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,535.50 with a loss of -1.39% percent or -341.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tosoh Corp. (T:4042), which rose 6.99% or 94.0 points to trade at 1439.0 at the close. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) added 5.49% or 76.0 points to end at 1460.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 4.56% or 11.0 points to 252.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,366.48 with a loss of –0.12% percent or –24.18 point.the  nifty closed at 9,177.50 with a loss of –0.67% percent or –61.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,245.68 with a loss of –1.45%percent or –356.38  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,221.99  with a loss of -0.45% percent or -109.33  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,930.32 up with +0.018% percent or +0.52 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,192.34 up with +0.78%percent or +71.02 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,366.48 with a loss of –0.12% percent or ?24.18  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,245.68 with a loss of –1.45% percent or –356.38  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,891.56 with a loss of –0.11% percent or –3.25 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 31,447.05  with a loss of –0.36% percent or –114.17  point at 12:15 PM.