Nikkei Futures Update : 07 March 2022

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 25,058.00 with a loss of -2.87% percent or -739.50 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 15,720.80  with a loss of  -3.36% or  -545.85 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 20,918.50 with a loss of -2.82% percent or -607.50 point.

 

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian equities are set for a choppy trading session on Friday after technology stocks lifted the S&P 500 to a new record even as investors weighed an unexpected rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits.

A U.S. jobless claims report showed a second straight weekly increase earlier on Thursday, bucking the streak of strong economic data from payrolls and job vacancies that had buoyed investor confidence in a quick economic rebound.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 25,221.41 with a loss of -2.94% percent or ?764.06 point. the  nifty closed at 15,754.70 with a loss of -3.02% percent or  ?490.65  point.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,057.63 with a loss of -3.87% or -847.66 point.

 

 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,614.80 with a loss of 0.53%percent or –179.86 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,328.87 with a loss of –0.79% percent or –34.62 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,313.44 with a loss of 1.66% percent or –224.50  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 25,221.41 with a loss of –2.94% percent or –764.06  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 21,112.88  with a loss of –3.62% ercent or –792.41 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,367.32 with a loss of –2.33% percent or –80.33 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 53,094.70 with a loss –2.28% percent or –1,239.11  point at 12:15 PM.