India, Oct. 30 -- Tech weakness and rising oil prices swayed global market sentiment on the last day of the week and month. Disappointing earnings updates from major technology companies renewed concerns over AI spending and stretched valuations. Markets also digested decisions by the European Central Bank as well as Bank of Japan to hold interest rates steady.
Wall Street Futures are directionless. European markets are trading on a mostly negative note. Earlier in the day, Asian markets had finished trading on a mixed note. The six-currency Dollar Index retreated. Bond yields mostly eased amidst a revival in safe-haven demand.
Crude oil prices jumped more than 2 percent amidst fears of an escalation in the Middle East conflict post the U...