Asia-Pacific stocks traded in red with Japan's Nikkei down 0.29 per cent, China's mainland CSI 300 down 0.45 per cent, Shangai down with a negative bias, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 0.16 per cent.
Around 3:16 PM, on BSE, only two stocks--Nestle India and ICICI Bank--were the top gainers, all others were trading in red with Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, IndusInd Bank among top losers."The FII buying witnessed in early December is getting reversed now.
Similarly, there was a blood bath in the European markets as well with Germany's DAX down 1.13 per cent, United Kingdom's FTSE down 0.73 per cent, and the French stock exchange index CAC down 1.17 per cent.
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