Indian shares set to open flat as earnings season remains largely tepid
Oct 29 (Reuters) -Indian shares are set to open little changed on Tuesday, after snapping a losing streak in the previous session, with traders expecting caution to persist due to largely tepid earnings season and persistent foreign selling.
The Gift Nifty futures GIFc1 was trading at 24,352, as of 07:53 a.m. IST, indicating that the benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI will open near Monday's close of 24,339.15.
The benchmark Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex .BSESN indexes rose for the first time in six sessions on Monday, led by upbeat results from ICICI Bank ICBK.NS.
While markets started the week on a positive note, supported by a drop in crude oil prices and strong results from lenders such as ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, the outlook remains cautious due to a largely dull earnings season and sustained foreign selling, two traders said.
The Nifty 50 has dropped about 7.4% from a record high level hit on Sept. 27.
Foreign institutional investors have remained net sellers of Indian shares for the previous 21 sessions. They have offloaded domestic equities worth $10.6 billion in October alone, eyeing record monthly foreign outflows.
Other Asian markets were also little changed on the day. Wall Street equities closed higher overnight, ahead of earnings reports from several of the biggest tech companies including Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta META.O, due this week. MKTS/GLOB
Volatility in global markets is also likely to rise in the next few sessions, as investors grapple with uncertainty over U.S. presidential elections and a drop in oil on reduced risk of wider Middle East conflict, according to analysts.
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($1 = 84.0710 Indian rupees)
Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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