Indian equity markets rounded of the April-June period with a sluggish day of trade on Friday. However, benchmark indices ended with gains of close to 20% for the quarter - the best performance since June 2009.

The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, fell 0.4% to 10,234 as of 8:10 a.m.

Asian markets have begun the new quarter and mid-week trading on a mixed note. Shares in Japan have edged lower on sub-par volumes after confidence of the country's manufacturers fell to the lwowest since 2009.

Markets in Australia and South Korea are edging higher while those in Hong Kong are shut on account of a holiday.

Futures on the Dow Jones trade 75 points lower after the benchmark index ended with gains of close to 1% on Tuesday.

Treasuries have ticked lower while the U.S. Dollar has edged higher. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.2% to $39.72 per barrel.

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