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Nikkei futures open 670 yen higher at 58,080
Nikkei 225 futures opened higher on Monday at the Osaka Exchange in Japan.
The December contract began at 58,080 yen, up 670 yen from its settlement price on Friday.
A total of 158 contracts had traded at the opening.
The contract tracks the Nikkei 225 index, giving investors a way to trade based on expectations for the index.
The move came after a US stock market session on Friday in which semiconductor shares had recently fallen sharply.
The opening showed a rebound in futures, but the available information does not say how trading went afterward.
Nikkei average futures for December opened 670 yen higher at 58,080 yen on the Osaka Exchange on November 9.
The opening price was compared with the previous Friday’s settlement price.
A total of 158 contracts had traded at that point.
The Nikkei report also referred to the US stock market on November 6, where semiconductor stocks had recently fallen sharply.
- Who
- Nikkei average futures for December.
- What
- They opened 670 yen higher at 58,080 yen.
- When
- November 9; the report was published at 8:53 a.m. Japan time.
- Where
- Osaka Exchange.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Semiconductor stocks that had recently fallen sharply were mentioned in the report’s account of the US stock market.
December Nikkei futures opened on the Osaka Exchange at 58,080 yen, up 670 yen from the previous Friday’s settlement.
- Contract
- Nikkei average futures for December
- Opening price
- 58,080 yen
- Change
- 670 yen higher than the previous Friday’s settlement
- Trading at opening
- 158 contracts
- Exchange
- Osaka Exchange