Wall Street | Dow Jones Industrial Average index ended 0.12 percent higher on Tuesday. S&P 500 fell 0.65 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq witnessed a 1.10 percent fall.

Asian Equities | Japan's Nikkei lost 0.17 percent at 7:25 am on Wednesday while the Shanghai index was trading 0.32 percent lower.

SGX Nifty | Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader market in India with a gain of 0.16 percent. Nifty futures were trading at 16,996.5 on the Singaporean exchange at 7:35 am.

Dalal Street | BSE Sensex ended 843.79 points or 1.46 percent down at 57,147.32 while the broader NSE Nifty fell 257.45 points or 1.49 percent to 16,983.55.

IMF | The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook cut its projection for India's economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 percent. The IMF had in July projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 percent for India.

Rupee | The rupee rebounded from its all-time low to close 19 paise higher at 82.21 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid softening crude oil prices.

Crude Oil | Brent oil price lost 0.84 percent to touch $93.50 a barrel at 7:25 am on Wednesday.

Gold | Spot gold lost 0.94 percent to $1,670.20 per ounce as of 7:20 am on Wednesday.

Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin was trading 0.87 percent lower at $19,057.09 at 7:25 am on Wednesday while the Ethereum blockchain network lost 1.92 percent in the last 24 hours to trade at $1,283.40

Russia-Ukraine War | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he expects a positive response on Wednesday from Western allies in Brussels to his requests for a rapid increase in military aid.