Nikkei Futures Update : 19 August 2022

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,933.0 with a loss of -0.52% percent or -152.0 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 17,963.2 with a loss of -0.10% or -17.1 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 19,852.0 with +0.75% percent or +148.0 point.

 

 

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd (HK:2007) was the worst performer in Hong Kong, losing over 5% after the property developer warned that its profit for the first half of 2022 was expected to sink to between 200 million yuan and 1 billion yuan ($29.5 million and $147.5 million), down from 15 billion yuan a year ago, amid severe headwinds in the real estate market.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,938.54  up with 0.012% percent or  ?3.60 point.the  nifty closed at 17,960.95 up with +0.025% percent or +4.45   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 19,852.92 with 0.45% or +89.01 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,999.04 up with 0.055% percent or +18.72 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,283.74  with 0.23% percent or +9.70  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,965.34 up with +0.21% percent or +27.22  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,940.09 with a loss of –0.0071% percent or ?2.05  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 219,852.92 with 0.40% ercent or +78.98  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,278.68 up with +0.035% percent or +1.14 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 60,294.60 with a loss of 0.0056% percent or ?3.40  point at 12:15 PM.