The  SgxNifty Future is trading at 15,112.00 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -14.50 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 29,423.00 up with +0.04% percent or +13.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 29,432.00 up with +0.90% percent or +262.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Mahindra & Mahindra, BAjaj Finance, ITC, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Auto — trading between 1.87% and 3.84% lower — were the worst hit among 18 laggards in the 30-scrip benchmark index. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Titan, ONGC and Maruti Suzuki, trading between 0.82% and 3.41% lower, were the top losers.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 15,114.25 with a loss of – percent or   ?1.55 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,505.93 up with + percent or  +117.43 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,476.19 up with + percent or +156.72 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,385.76 up with +percent or  +237.52 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,915.59 up with + percent or +28.76 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,987.64 up with  + percent or +131.35 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,494.81 up with +percent or  +117.65  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,410.90 with + percent or +91.43 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,587.63 with + percent or +55.19 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,692.01 up with +percent or +343.24 point at 12:15 PM.