Indian stock markets are likely to extend losses in Wednesday’s trading session tracking weakness in Asian peers. Trends in the SGX Nifty suggest weak opening for Indian equity indices.
Asian stocks were dropped in the early deals as the floor fell out from under US crude prices, exposing the deep damage the covid-19 pandemic has had on global economic demand.
Skittish investors sought the safety of government debt and even dumped safe-haven gold as Brent oil futures plunged for a second day, fueled by a swelling global crude glut.
The collapse in US crude prices has given fresh urgency to bearish voices who say it sounds alarm bells for global growth and are bracing for a catastrophic collapse in asset prices as the covid-19 pandemic