The global situation may be getting graver with the huge possibility of sovereign default happening. 'The US and Europe are already in a recession and there is a risk of collapse in the European banking system. Markets are worried about insolvency in the global financial system,' Russell Napier, strategist, CLSA told CNBC-TV18.
Europe kept the pressure on Greece to push forward with a painful austerity programme on Wednesday after Athens cleared the first hurdle in avoiding a sovereign default.
Copper surged to record highs on Wednesday to within a whisker of the key USD 10,000 level as investors scrambled to buy on worries of supply shortages and market deficits.