The  SgxNifty Future is trading at 15,013.00 with a loss of -1.25% percent or -190.00 point. The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 29,382.50 up with +0.52% percent or +152.50 point.The Hang Seng Future is trading at 28,690.50 with a loss of -2.00% percent or -585.50 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The market benchmark Sensex fell over 600 points in intraday trade while Nifty touched 14,969 on the downside. Bank, financial and auto stocks such as Bajaj Auto, Maruti, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and SBI were among the top laggards in the 30-share pack Sensex.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the  nifty closed at 15,005.55 with a loss of –1.10% percent or  ?166.75 point.Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,717.83 up with 1.73% percent or +506.19 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,739.72 with a loss of -2.20% percent or ?645.89 point.
WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 32,485.59 up with +0.58% percent or +188.57 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,939.34 up with +1.04% percent or +40.53 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,398.67 up with +2.52% percent or  +329.84 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,717.83 up with +1.73% percent or +506.19 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,000.82  with a loss of –1.31% percent or –384.79 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,453.08 up with +0.47% percent or +16.25 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,425.14 up with +0.28% percent or +145.63 point at 12:15 PM.