Stocks to watch today: A choppy start is on cards for the Indian equity markets ahead of the US inflation report. As of 7:15 AM, the SGX Nifty Futures quoted at 17,497 levels, down 28-odd points on the Nifty50.
Globally, the US markets saw a sharp fall on Tuesday as Dow Jones slipped 0.1 per cent, while the S&P 500 declined 0.4 per cent, and NASDAQ Composite shed 1.1 per cent.
Asia-Pacific markets, too, lost in tandem with sour mood overseas on Wednesday morning. Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6 per cent and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.5 per cent.
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