Indian shares slip again as foreign fund exodus hurts
Updates with closing levels
By Hritam Mukherjee
Oct 16 (Reuters) -Indian shares fell for a second straight session on Wednesday, as foreign funds shifted money to China and marquee companies' results disappointed investors.
The Nifty 50 index .NSEI closed down 0.34% to 24,971.3 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN fell 0.39% to 81,501.36.
The Nifty 50 has declined about 5% from a record high hit in the last week of September - when China unveiled its most aggressive measures since the pandemic.
Beijing's stimulus has shifted the focus of global fund managers to China and foreign investors have pulled out $7.9 billion from Indian stocks so far in October, the highest since March 2020.
That, coupled with a "not-so-encouraging" start to the September-quarter earnings is weighing on sentiment, Ajit Mishra, senior vice president of research at Religare Broking said.
The more domestically-focussed small-caps .NIFSMCP100 closed the session flat, while mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 shed 0.2%.
Hyundai Motor India's HYUN.NS record $3.3 billion IPO was subscribed 37% as of 3:30 p.m. IST on its second day of share sale.
Heavyweight Reliance Industries' RELI.NS disappointing results weighed in the previous session, but the oil-focussed conglomerate rebounded 0.8% on the day.
Oil and gas stocks .NIFOILGAS rose 0.23% as crude prices stabilised from a recent slump. O/R
IT major Tata Consultancy Services TCS.NS slipped 0.5%, taking its losses since its weak second-quarter earnings last Thursday to more than 3%.
Two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto BAJA.NS ended 0.8% higher ahead of its quarterly results.
Top Nifty firms like Nestle India NEST.NS, Infosys INFY.NS, Wipro WIPR.NS and Axis Bank AXBK.NS are due to report their results later this week.
Cochin Shipyard dropped 5% after it said the Indian government will sell a 5% stake at a discount.
($1 = 84.0510 Indian rupees)
Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng, Savio D'Souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala
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