US Fed’s hawkish stance in its policy meeting.
«Uncertain global cues and persistent selling by FIIs are likely to keep markets under pressure in the near term. It would be better to prefer defensive sectors for some time until the market stabilizes,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:
STATE OF THE MARKETS
GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start
GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded lower by 30.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 19,692.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Friday.
US stocks fall
Wall Street tanked in a broad sell-off on Thursday, as investor risk appetite was dashed by worries that the Federal Reserve's restrictive monetary policy will remain in place for longer than anticipated.
Asian share decline
Equity markets in Asia fell after US stocks suffered the biggest slump in six months, while the yen steadied ahead of a highly anticipated Bank of Japan policy decision.