The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,212.50 with a loss of -1.15% percent or -327.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 15,963.20 with +0.59% or +94.20 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,048.50 up with +0.98% percent or +272.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T: 5411 ), which rose 1.74% or 22.0 points to trade at 1284.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T: 5406 ) added 1.57% or 11.0 points to end at 710.0 and Konami Corp. (T: 9766 ) was up 0.96% or 60.0 points to 6290.0 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,279.09 with a loss of – percent or –329.40 point.the  nifty closed at 15,945.05 up with + percent or +91.10 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,034.71 up with + percent or +247.25 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,933.23 up with +percent or +44.44 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,374.30 up with + percent or + point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,644.95 with a loss of percent or –32.70 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,256.52 with a loss of – percent or –351.97 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,078.69 with a loss of – percent or +291.23 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,560.03 up with +percent or +31.52 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 53,209.11 up with  + percent or +305.06 point at 12:15 PM.