Stock market today is ikely to open lower tracking weak signals from global markets and early trends in Gift Nifty. As of 8:15 AM, Nifty futures were trading 0.15% lower at 24,742, indicating a negative start for domestic equities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Wednesday (June 18) modestly lower following the Federal Reserve’s latest policy update, where the central bank kept interest rates steady and Chair Jerome Powell signaled it would wait to see the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on inflation before proceeding on rates.