Global equity markets came under pressure on Thursday, after a sell-off in the US markets on concerns President Trump is now under further scrutiny for allegedly asking former FBI director James Comey to 'let go' his investigation into former National Security Advisor Flynn. The former FBI chief is to testify to Congress on Wednesday next week.
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Nikkei, Stratis Times, Hang Seng and KOSPI traded 0.5% - 1.6% lower on Thursday. Back home, the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 indices slipped around 0.5% each in intra-day deals.
On Wednesday, the Dow