Wall Street stays cautious amid trade tensions and ahead of Fed minutes; energy and semiconductor sectors shine while gold stocks slump.

IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 165.59 points or 0.20% to 83,546.92. The Nifty 50 index lost 40 points or 0.16% to 25,482.50.

The US government announced plans this week to ban all farmland sales to buyers linked to China and other countries it deems ...