Indian shares set to open higher; Bharti Airtel, ONGC in focus
BENGALURU, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Tuesday following a relief rally in Asian markets as U.S. central bank officials soothed investor nerves after a brutal selloff in the previous session.
The GIFT Nifty GIFc1 was at 24,318 points as of 8:26 a.m. IST, suggesting the Nifty 50 .NSEI will open above its Monday's close of 24,055.6.
The benchmark Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN logged their worst session in two months on Monday amid a global sell-off on fears of a U.S. recession.
Asian markets recovered from the drop, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index .MIAPJ0000PUS rising 1%. Wall Street equities logged losses overnight. MKTS/GLOB
Strong U.S. services data on Monday eased some of the fears of recession while key Federal Reserve officials said Friday's weak labour market data did not signal a recession, boosting investor sentiment.
"Long-term investors should not be deterred by such global uncertainties," said A Balasubramanian, managing director and chief executive at Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company.
"Market downturns should be viewed as an opportunity and capitalising on dips can be beneficial," Balasubramanian added.
Shares of Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS will be in focus after the telecom services provider beat June quarter profit estimates.
ONGC ONGC.NS could also rise after it topped first quarter profit estimates on strong fuel demand.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth 100.74 billion Indian rupees on Monday while domestic institutional investors bought Indian shares worth 91.56 billion rupees, on a net basis.
Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee
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