Indian shares open lower ahead of US inflation data
Updates at 9:24 a.m. IST
BENGALURU, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Auto stocks weighed on Indianshares at the openon Wednesday, ahead of keyU.S. inflation data that could influence the size of a likely U.S. rate cutelater this month.
The Nifty 50 index .NSEI was down 0.11% at 25,012.5 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN shed 0.09% at 81,845.2, as of 9:24 a.m. IST.
Ten of the 13 major sectors logged losses. Auto stocks .NIFTYAUTO lost 1.2%, withTata Motors TAMO.NS dropping 4% to become the top laggardon the Nifty50 and autoindex.
"Rising discounts, moderating growth and lack of any new ICE/hybrid launch could result in significantly weaker financials for (Tata Motors' subsidiary) JLR," UBS said.
The brokeragemaintained a "sell" rating onTata Motors and expects the stock to drop about 21% in the next 12 months from Sept. 9 closing level.
The broader, more domestically focussed small- .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 were up about 0.2% each.
Asian markets were subdued, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index .MIAPJ0000PUS shedding about 0.3%. MKTS/GLOB
Meanwhile, concernsover softening global demand sent Brent crude futures LCOc1 to their lowest levels since December 2021 on Tuesday and added to investor caution, ahead of the much-awaitedU.S. inflation report.
The data isexpected to show inflation drifting closer to the Federal Reserve'stargetted 2%, which could allow the U.S. central bank the opt for an aggressive 50-basis point (bps)rate cut next week, if required.
Markets are, however, pricing in a 66% chance of a 25 bps rate cut at the Fed's meeting on Sept. 18, according to CME FedWatch.
Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Sonia Cheema
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
