Nikkei Futures Update : 03 August 2022

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 27,695.0 with a loss of -0.14% percent or -40.0 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 17,318.00 with a loss of -0.16% or -28.30 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 19,778.0 with a loss of –0.24% percent or -47.0 point.

 

 

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Taiwan’s main stock index and China’s benchmark Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 blue-chip index both traded flat, lagging their Asian peers. Bourses in both countries had lost nearly 2% each after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday.

Beijing had strongly opposed the visit, given that Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island in 25 years. U.S. officials had warned that China could respond to the visit with military measures.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,725.30  up with +0.47% percent or  +130.57 point.the  nifty closed at 17,302.55 with a loss of -0.25% percent or ?42.90  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 19,809.55 up with +0.61% or +120.34 point.

 

 

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 32,396.17 with a loss of –1.23% percent or ?402.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,091.19 with a loss of -0.67% percent or ?27.44  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,918.6 with +0.13% percent or +17.0 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,725.95 up with +0.48% percent or +131.22 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 19,809.55 up with +0.61% ercent or +120.34  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,199.12 up with +0.40% percent or +12.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,986.94 with a loss of –0.26% percent or ?149.42  point at 12:15 PM.