Shares set for muted start on RBI repo rate fears, Adani stocks uncertainty
Hindustan TimesIndian shares are set to open lower on Monday on a strong U.S. jobs report which renewed fears that the Federal Reserve could continue with its aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation, while the ongoing uncertainty in Adani stocks remained an overhang. Asian markets slid on Monday, with the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shedding 1.60%. The strong data heightened fears that the Fed might continue its aggressive rate hike trajectory, with the interest rate futures now pointing to chances of the central bank delivering at least two more rate hikes. Foreign institutional investors sold 9.32 billion rupees worth of shares on a net basis on Friday, while domestic institutional investors purchased 12.65 billion rupees of stocks, official data showed.