Equities in Asia were mixed on Wednesday morning as Australian shares and Hong Kong equity futures advanced. Japanese shares fell, as did a gauge of US-listed Chinese companies. US share futures climbed after the S&P 500 rose.
The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, while the the Nasdaq 100 was mostly unchanged. The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced 10 basis points to 3.68%.
Crude fell 0.2%, while gold futures rose 1.7%. Bitcoin increased 1.5% to trade around $16,800-level.
India benchmark gauges closed marginally lower after paring losses from a volatile session. The market breadth was skewed in the favour of bears.
Overseas investors in Indian equities turned net buyers on Tuesday, after a three-day selling spree. Foreign portfolio investors mopped up equities worth Rs 455.9 crore, while domestic institutional investors remained net buyers for the tenth day, buying equities worth Rs 494.7 crore, according to NSE data.
Rupee depreciated against U.S. dollar after a volatile open, closing lower despite paring some losses against the greenback.
At 6:23 a.m., the Singapore-traded SGX Nifty — an early barometer of India’s benchmark Nifty 50 — was down at 0.13% to 18,450.5.
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