Global Bazaar - Barring DOW, other US equity markets settled on a flat to negative note. European equity markets settled on a flat to positive note. Asian equity markets are trading lower. Sensex & Nifty is trading down by 451 & 138 points. Japan’s CPI came at 2.7% on year in March, just below 2.8% forecasted by economists in a Bloomberg’s survey. Traders expect the Bank of Japan to hold rate steady in the upcoming week, and hike in October.