India, March 21 -- Anxiety about the potential delay in further monetary easing by the Fed weighed heavily on market sentiment. Concerns about economic slowdown in the U.S. also dampened market mood.
Wall Street Futures are trading deep in the red. European benchmarks are trading with heavy losses. Asian markets also finished trading on a mostly negative note.
The Dollar Index strengthened further. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices slipped after the massive surge on Thursday. Gold edged down amidst the dollar's strength. Cryptocurrencies mostly declined mixed.
Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 41,624.30, down 0.78% S&P 500 (US500) at 5,613.50, down 0.87%Germany's DAX at 2...