The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 20,293.00 with a loss of -1.59% percent or -327.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 8,953.00 with a loss of -1.19% percent or -108.35 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 22,856.00 with a loss of -5.27% percent or -1,272.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984), which rose 2.83% or 127.0 points to trade at 4607.0 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 2.68% or 275.0 points to end at 10525.0 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) was up 2.09% or 49.0 points to 2396.5 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,388.16 with a loss of –0.80% percent or –164.15 point. the  nifty closed at 9,021.60 with a loss of –0.93% percent or –84.65  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,075.78  with a loss of –4.96% percent or –1,204.25 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,474.12 with a loss of -0.41% percent or -101.78 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,948.51 with a loss of –0.78% percent or -23.10 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,284.88  with a loss of -0.97% percent or -90.90 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,388.16  with a loss of –0.80% percent or –164.15 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,075.78  with a loss of  –4.96% percent or –1,204.25  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,827.30 with a loss of –1.42% percent or –40.62 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 30,556.13 with a loss of –1.22% percent or –376.77   point at 12:15 PM.