India, April 30 -- Anxiety ahead of the Fed's monetary policy decision on Wednesday gripped world markets. Though markets expect a rate cut only by September, anxiety about a hawkish tone in the Fed's forward guidance dampened sentiment. Mixed earnings reports also swayed market sentiment.
Wall Street Futures are trading lower. European benchmarks are trading mixed. Asian shares mostly gained.
Dollar Index edged up. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices gained slightly. Gold plunged ahead of Fed decision. Cryptocurrencies extended losses.
Here is a glance of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 38,377.80, down 0.02% S&P 500 (US500) at 5,113.10, down 0.06% Germany's DAX at 18,076.25, down 0.31% U.K...