The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,812.50 with a loss of -0.85% percent or -247.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 15,799.20 with +0.19% percent or +30.65 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,685.00 with +0.01% percent or +2.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Indian markets opened higher on Wednesday. Asian markets slipped lower on cue from Wall Street peers, as the latter saw a mixed close amid lack of market driving activity in stocks. The US Senate voted 68-32 to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T: 9107 ), which lost 4.54% or 155.0 points to trade at 3260.0 in late trade. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T: 7012 ) declined 3.68% or 97.0 points to end at 2539.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T: 4021 ) shed 3.65% or 210.0 points to 5540.0.
WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,630.24 with a loss of –0.36% percent or –126.15 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,226.52 with a loss of –0.080% percent or ?3.37 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,881.72 up with +0.49% percent or +67.23 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,954.54 with  a loss of –0.22% percent or ?64.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,691.26 with a loss of –0.33% percent or –96.02 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,573.94 with a loss of –0.71%percent or 25.60 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,280.93 with a loss of –0.091% percent or ?47.58 point at 12:15 PM.