The US markets fell sharply on Thursday night, S&P after testing record highs slipped back flat and Dow crashed 80 points.
The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Thursday after briefly trading above its record closing high level for a second day, and the Dow also fell in the wake of a disappointing forecast from Cisco Systems Inc.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 80.12 points, or 0.29 percent, to 27,896.72, the S&P 500 lost 6.9 points, or 0.20 percent, to 3,373.45 and the Nasdaq Composite added 29.27 points, or 0.27 percent, to 11,041.51.
Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with a 19 point loss. The Nifty futures were trading at 11,315 on the Singaporean Exchange around 07:30 hours IST.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures were up 0.06 percent after the Nikkei 225 index closed 1.78 percent higher at 23,249.61 on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were down 0.13 percent.
(Inputs from Moneycontrol)
