Nikkei Futures Update : 26 Jan 2023

The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 27,318.0 up with -0.27% percent or -75.0 point.The  Nifty Future is trading at 18,016.0  with +0.26% or +46.0 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 22,458.5 with +1.11% percent or +247.0 point.

 

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Jerome Powell warned that the Federal Reserve’s policies will cause “some pain to households and businesses”.

Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive for individuals and companies, which could slow economic growth as well as inflation.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed 2.7% lower on Monday in Tokyo.

Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, the Kospi in South Korea and Australia’s ASX 200 were both down by around 2%, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was 0.8% lower.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,312.26 up with a loss of -0.30% percent or  ?82.75 point.the  nifty closed at 17,891.95 with 1.25% percent or ?226.35 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,440.62 with 1.80% or +395.97 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,743.84 with 0.029% percent or +9.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,016.22 with 0.018% percent or ?0.73 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,313.36 up with 0.18% percent or ??20.91 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 27,312.26 with 0.30% percent or ?82.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,440.62 with 1.80%ercent or +395.97 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,264.81 with 0.76% percent or +24.53 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 60,205.06 with  a loss of –1.27% percent or ??773.69 point at 12:15 PM.