Indian shares likely to open higher
BENGALURU, Sept 16 (Reuters) -Indian shares are set to open higher on Monday, with traders expecting the quantum of a likely U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut to influence market trajectory as a deeper reduction could attract more foreign inflows.
The GIFT Nifty GIFc1 was at 25,437.5 points, as of 08:03 a.m. IST, indicating the NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI will open above Friday's closing high of 25,356.5.
Benchmark indexes Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN closed flat on Friday, but logged their best week since the end of June ahead of a likely U.S. rate cut this week.
The odds of a 50-basis-point Fed rate cut have risen to 59% from 30% a week earlier.
An aggressive 50-bps rate cut could bring in additional foreign inflows and boost domestic equities, two traders said.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Indian stocks for a fifth consecutive session on Friday, purchasing shares worth 23.65 billion rupees ($282 million), while domestic institutional investors purchased shares worth 25.32 billion rupees.
Other Asian markets were subdued, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index .MIAPJ0000PUS also trading flat. Wall Street equities closed higher on Friday as the prospect of an aggressive 50-bps rate cut rose, helped by comments from key Fed officials.
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($1 = 83.9120 Indian rupees)
Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips
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