The  Nifty Future is trading at 14,536.80 with a loss of -0.62% percent or -91.35 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 28,498.00 with a loss of -1.08% percent or -312.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,533.00 up with+0.20% percent or +57.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The NSE Nifty 50 index will soon be up for its half-yearly shuffle, where state-owned natural gas transmission firm GAIL could exit the 50-stock benchmark. Replacing it could be yet another Tata Group company, Tata Consumer, according to brokerage and research firm ICICI Securities. The expected changes could come into force by March this year. GAIL’s free-float market capitalization currently stands at Rs 19,100 crore while that of Tata Consumer is at Rs 31,200 crore. GAIL shares have zoomed 49% in the last six months, while Tata Consumer stock has gained 46%.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 14,521.60 with a loss of – percent or  ?74.00 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,519.18 with a loss of –percent or ?179.08 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,554.51 up with + percent or +57.65 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,991.52 with a loss of –percent or  -68.95 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,795.54  with a loss of – percent or -cv 14.30 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,112.64  with a loss of – percent or -16.31 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,562.13 with a loss of percent or –136.13 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,381.66 with a loss of –percent or115.20 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 28,379.48 with a loss of – percent or –99.54 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,101.39 with a loss of –percent or  –482.77 point at 12:15 PM.