The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 22,638.00 up with +1.34% percent or +300.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,139.30 with a loss of -0.27% percent or -30.70 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,587.00 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -70.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531), which rose 3.63% or 94.5 points to trade at 2695.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 3.11% or 21.0 points to end at 697.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 2.98% or 251.0 points to 8666.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531), which rose 3.63% or 94.5 points to trade at 2695.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 3.11% or 21.0 points to end at 697.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 2.98% or 251.0 points to 8666.0 in late trade.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,469.89 with a loss of -0.68% percent or -182.44 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,215.63 with a loss of –0.62% percent or -20.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,363.18 with a loss of -0.94% percent or -98.24 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,715.85 with a loss of –0.16% percent or –35.76 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,606.45 with a loss of –0.40% percent or –98.88  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,186.73 with a loss of –0.31% percent or –10.03 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,988.58 with a loss of -0.37% percent or –140.32  point at 12:15 PM.