The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,082.50  with a loss of -1.68% percent or -377.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 10,207.80 with a loss of -0.85% percent or -87.90 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,489.00 with  a loss of -1.86% percent or -463.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 11.15% or 214.0 points to trade at 2132.5 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 2.78% or 27.0 points to end at 998.0 and NEC Corp. (T:6701) was up 2.38% or 120.0 points to 5170.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,259.79 with a loss of –1.22% percent or -274.53  point. the  nifty closed at 10,237.45 with a loss of –0.66% percent or -67.85 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,781.58 up with –0.50% percent or  -125.76 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,445.94  with a loss of -2.72% percent or -710.16 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,050.33  with a loss of –2.59%percent or -80.96  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,909.17 with a loss of -2.19% percent or -222.20  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,259.79  with a loss of –1.22% percent or –274.53  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,781.58 with a loss of –0.50% percent or –125.76  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,979.55 up with +0.30% percent or +8.93  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,714.60 with a loss of -0.44%  percent or –154.38  point at 12:15 PM.