US employers added more jobs than expected in October while wages rose firmly, underscoring the resilience of the labor market despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive efforts to cool it down.
The primary reason for the decline is foreign currency assets, which recorded a dip of $3.5 billion to $465 billion
Dip in dollar, bonds, and oversold markets boost global equities
Sterling slipped after a sharp rally on Thursday, as reports said British Prime Minister Liz Truss was preparing to sack her finance minister and carry out a major U-turn on the government's tax plans
Bitcoin rose by almost 4 per cent after dropping to its lowest at $18,300 post-US inflation data was released
In the 12 months through September, the CPI increased 8.2% after rising 8.3% in August.
Data showed U.S consumer prices increased more than expected in September and underlying inflation pressures continued to escalate
Spot gold dropped 1.5% to $1,647.80 per ounce by 1319 GMT. U.S. gold futures lost 1.4% to $1,6544.50.
The rupee ended at 82.3450, compared with its previous close of 82.3150, after trading in a narrow range through the session
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty 50 swung wildly in a range of 17,112 to 16,957 as the weekly F&O expiry was in focus. The index finally settled with a loss of 107 points at 17,017 .
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback against six major rivals, barely budged from around 113.25 ahead of the CPI data
Gold prices were steady as market participants refrained from making big moves ahead of key US inflation reading that could influence the size of the Federal Reserve's next interest rate hike
Gold prices inched lower as traders looked forward to US Federal Reserve minutes and key inflation data for clues on the pace of future interest rate hikes.
Oil prices slipped for a third straight session on Wednesday as the dollar gained steam and investors braced for U.S. inflation data
Asian stocks wallowed at two-year lows, after a strengthening dollar, instability in the UK bond market, and upcoming US inflation data spelled a wild session on Wall Street
The Nifty ended the session at 16,983 points, with a fall of 257 points, or 1.5 per cent
Powell and his colleagues are moving rapidly to reduce the highest inflation in nearly 40 years after being slow to spot the threat of broadening price pressures.
Food costs in the US are up 11.4 per cent from a year ago, the most since 1979, and are a key driver behind the nation's 8.3 per cent overall inflation rate
This could result in a further rise in bond yields in major economies including India
CLOSING BELL: The losses, meanwhile, were led by the Nifty Metal index (down 2 per cent), and the Nifty Pharma index (1.4 per cent)