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The Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange, an early indicator of Nifty’s performance in India, fell 0.1 percent to 8,124.
Asian shares declined this morning, as tensions flared after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey and violent incidents in Germany and Switzerland. The incidents added to a sense of geopolitical uncertainty after China last week seized a U.S. naval drone and fighting escalated in Syria.
The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged a short while back, after meeting to assess the economy and market conditions for the first time since Donald Trump’s election victory. The decision was expected by all 39 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
The Japanese yen climbed 0.4 percent against the dollar after the decision was announced.
U.S. stocks ended slight higher on Monday, amid thin volumes before the December holiday season. In economic news, the flash U.S. Markit PMI services for December was 53.4, down slightly from 54.6 in November.
Oil rose 0.4 percent to $52.11 a barrel in New York, while gold advanced for a second day on a weaker dollar.