<h1>Stock markets fell to month lows as foreign outflows, currency weakness and monetary policy uncertainty drove a late selloff.</h1> Benchmark equity indices fell to near-month lows after a late-session selloff concentrated in consumer durables, private banks and IT stocks, amid persistent foreign institutional outflows, rupee weakness and trade-negotiation uncertainty. Rising Japanese bond yields and possible Bank of Japan tightening intensified risk-off sentiment, while markets await U.S. Federal Reserve guidance; near-term direction depends on central bank cues, trade clarity, and global fixed-income and currency dynamics.