The  SgxNifty Future is trading at 13,849.00 with  a loss of -0.96% percent or -133.55 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 27,928.00 with a loss of -2.49% percent or -712.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,449.00  with a loss of -2.83% percent or -830.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

“Markets, globally, have turned weak following the steady decline in the mother market US. The heightened speculative activity in certain segments in US markets have become an area of concern. Back home, in India, the third day of consecutive selling by FIIs have turned the market mood bearish. The budget uncertainty will keep the bulls in restraint,” said VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 13,820.50 with a loss of –1.05% percent or  ?147.00 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,197.42 with a loss of –1.53% percent or -437.79 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,550.77 with a loss of –2.55%  percent or -746.76 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,937.04 with a loss of -0.074%percent or  ?22.96 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,849.62 up with +0.15% percent or  +5.74 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,626.06 with a loss of -0.073% percent or -9.93  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,635.21  up with +0.31%percent or +89.03 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,427.87 up with +0.12%percent or+36.61 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,565.14 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -4.29 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,812.19 with a loss of -1.11%percent or -535.40 point at 12:15 PM.