Nikkei Futures Opening Update as on 19 August. 2020

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,128.00 up with +0.29% percent or +68.00 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,437.00 up with +0.34% percent or +38.45 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 25,185.50 with a loss of -0.61% percent or -155.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Biggest losers included Advantest Corp.  which lost 2.94% or 160.0 points to trade at 5290.0 in late trade. Sony Corp declined 2.76% or 242.0 points to end at 8526.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.  shed 2.21% or 80.0 points to 3545.0.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,110.61  up with +0.26% percent or +59.53  point.the  nifty closed at 11,431.20 up with +0.40% percent or  +45.85 point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,162.59 with a loss of –0.81% percent or -204.79  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,778.07 with a loss of -0.24% percent or -66.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,389.78 up with +0.23% percent or +7.79 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,210.84 up with +0.73% percent or +81.12 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,110.61 up with +0.26% percent or +59.53 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,152.51 with a loss of –0.85% percent or –214.87 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,408.13 with a loss of –1.24% percent or ?42.96 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,731.49 up with +0.53% percent or +203.17  point at 12:15 PM.