The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 26,717.50 with  a loss of -0.20% percent or -52.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 13,737.80 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -16.60 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 26,450.00 with a loss of -0.93% percent or -248.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T: 5541 ), which rose 6.02% or 132.0 points to trade at 2326.0 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T: 5202 ) added 4.79% or 22.0 points to end at 481.0 and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T: 5201 ) was up 4.45% or 160.0 points to 3755.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 26,763.39 with a loss of –percent or  43.28 point.the  nifty closed at 13,730.45 with a loss of – percent or  ?10.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,415.45  with a loss of – percent or +176.77 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,303.37 with percent or +148.83 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,722.48 up with + percent or +21.31 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,764.74 up with percent or   +106.56 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,763.39 with a loss of –percent or  -43.28 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,466.96 with a loss of –percent or 211.42 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,392.60 with a loss of – percent or –12.27 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 46,774.00 with a loss of –percent or  –115.95 point at 12:15 PM.