The US markets slipped on Tuesday, resulting in the third straight session of triple-digit losses for the Dow average, following a report that Greece is still unable to pay off what it owes and will need to go through further debt restructuring. Besides, lower than expected earnings also exerted pressure on the market with UPS, the world’s largest package-delivery company, and Whirlpool Corporation, the biggest appliance maker, reporting quarterly profit that trailed estimates.
In Europe, some EU officials believe Greece will have to restructure some 200 billion euros (around $242 billion) in debt, placing more strain on the European Central Bank and euro-zone members. The troika - the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank - can continue to provide Greece with bailouts or they can choose the best way forward and require all international government entities to take a write-down. Besides, pressure also remained due to Spain for a third day, amid worries that more of the country’s regions will seek financial aid from the government.
Separately, Moody’s Investors Service lowered the outlook on Germany’s triple-A rating to negative from stable, citing mounting uncertainties arising from the euro-zone debt crisis. Moody's also downgraded the outlooks on the Netherlands and Luxembourg and affirmed Finland's triple-A rating. Moody's cited the possibility of Greece's exit from the euro zone and the impact that would have on Spain and Italy.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost by 104.14 points, or 0.82 percent, to 12,617.30. The S&P 500 Index lost 12.21 points, or 0.90 percent, to 1,338.31, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 27.16 points, or 0.94 percent, to 2,862.99.
The Indian ADRs closed in red on Tuesday, Infosys was down 0.47%, HDFC Bank was down 0.16%, Tata Motors was down 0.15%, Wipro was down by 0.10% and ICICI Bank was down 0.08%.
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