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Markets update | Sensex, Nifty open lower

India’s benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty opened lower amid mixed global cues. At 9:16 IST, the Sensex was down 94.53 points or 0.16% to 58246.46 and the Nifty was down 18.50 points or 0.11% to 17396.50.

Asian shares inched lower primarily due to the rising U.S. dollar as investors bet on interest rates increasing faster in the United States than Japan and the euro zone.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.18% to a six-week low, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.8%. Australia shed 0.1%, Hong Kong lost 0.35%, and Chinese blue chips shed 0.3%.

Oil falls marginally as investors await OPEC+ response

Oil prices fell as investors waited to see how major producers respond to the emergency crude release by major consuming countries.  

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 0.1%, to $78.30 a barrel and Brent crude futures slipped to $82.20 a barrel. 

All eyes are now on OPEC+, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and allies, who are due to meet next week to discuss oil demand and supply.  

—-  Edited by John Xavier

(With inputs from Reuters, PTI and other news agencies.)

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