The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 23,427.50 with a loss of -0.52%percent or -122.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 11,791.00 with a loss of -1.20% percent or -143.00 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 24,895.00 with a loss of 0.00% percent or 0.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 7.86% or 169.0 points to trade at 2318.0 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) added 3.40% or 29.0 points to end at 881.0 and Canon Inc (T:7751) was up 3.32% or 57.5 points to 1788.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,494.34 with a loss of –percent or ?22.25 point.the  nifty closed at 11,775.15 with a loss of – percent or ?162.60 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,918.78 up with + percent or +132.65 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,210.82 with a loss of –percent or  ?97.97 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,435.56 with a loss of  – percent or   ?7.56 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,484.69  with a loss of – percent or ?31.80 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,474.27 with a loss of –percent or  ?165.19 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,808.99 up with +percent or +54.57 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,314.33 with a loss of – percent or –10.70 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,584.33 with a loss of –percent or 122.98 point at 12:15 PM.