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The Singapore traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty’s performance in India, fell 0.4 percent to 9,636.
The swoon in oil dragged down driller shares amid concern that unceasing production from U.S. shale fields is overwhelming OPEC efforts to ease a global supply glut.
The weakness in crude and other commodities dents arguments from American central bankers that weak inflation rates will be transitory, even as the economy shows few signs of distress and haven assets have not been in demand.
Focus will be on regional Fed Presidents Eric Rosengren, Robert Kaplan, Jerome Powell, James Bullard and Loretta Mester who are scheduled to speak while BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is scheduled to speak in Tokyo.
West Texas oil climbed 0.7 percent to $43.53, after tumbling 2.2 percent on Tuesday and touching the lowest since August.