The  SgxNifty Future is trading at 15,212.00 up with +0.18% percent or +27.05 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 29,393.00 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -85.00 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 30,137.50 up with +0.56% percent or +166.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Japan’s stock benchmark snapped a four-session rally on Friday, slipping from a more than 30-year high hit in the previous session, as investors booked profits but gains in Toyota Motor and chip shares capped the losses. Nikkei share average edged down 0.14 per cent to close at 29,520.07, after hitting a fresh high since August 1990 on Wednesday. The broader Topix inched up 0.04 per cent to end at 1,931.68.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 15,212.95 up with + percent or   +39.65 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,520.07 with a loss of – percent or  ?42.86 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,173.57 up with + percent or +134.85 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 31,430.70 with a loss of –percent or  ?7.10 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,916.38 up with + percent or  +6.50 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,025.77 up with + percent or  +53.24 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,479.54 with a loss of –percent or  –83.39 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,173.57 up with + percent or +134.85 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,655.09 with + percent or +51.60 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,704.23 up with +percent or +172.71 point at 12:15 PM.