The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,268.00 up with +1.21% percent or +243.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 8,835.00 with a loss of -3.18% percent or -290.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 23,858.00 up with +1.72% percent or +403.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Biggest losers included Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which lost 13.72% or 760.0 points to trade at 4780.0 in late trade. Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (T:6178) declined 9.18% or 76.8 points to end at 760.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) shed 6.66% or 156.0 points to 2185.0.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,133.73 up with +0.48% percent or +96.26 point. the  nifty closed at 8,823.25 with a loss of –3.43% percent or –313.60  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,934.77 up with +0.58% percent or +137.30 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,685.42 up with +0.25% percent or +60.08  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,863.70 up with +0.39% percent or +11.20 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,014.56 up with +0.79% percent or +70.84 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,133.73 up with +0.48% percent or +96.26 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,934.77 up with +0.58% percent or +137.30  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,875.42 up with +0.24% percent or +6.96 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 30,021.81 with a loss of –3.46% percent or –1,075.92  point at 12:15 PM.