«Markets are likely to remain under pressure amid a sharp surge seen in U.S. 10-year treasury yields to 16-year highs of 4.5%. Also mounting concerns over China’s real estate sector, and FIIs offloading in domestic equities dampened the sentiment,” 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 muted start
GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 4.5 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 19,737, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Wednesday.
US stocks dip
Wall Street's main indexes ended down over 1% on Tuesday as 10-year Treasury yields held their multi-year highs, with investors still wrestling with prospects for a long period of high interest rates and the economic fallout.
Asian stocks slip
Asian stocks slumped following Wall Street lower as investors contemplate a protracted period of higher interest rates. The dollar held onto gains from its recent rally.
Oil prices edge higher Oil prices ticked up in early trade on