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Indian shares look set to open on a muted note Monday after seeing much volatility in the previous session. <\/p>\n
Foreign institutional investors (FII) bought shares worth Rs 2,335.32 crore on a net basis on December 13, while domestic institutional investors (DII) sold shares to the extent of Rs 732.20 crore, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.<\/p>\n
The Fed’s rate decision, trading activity surrounding 12 primary listings, oil price movements and FII activity may influence investor sentiment as the week progresses. <\/p>\n
Asian markets<\/span> struggled for direction this morning as investors reacted to a slew of Chinese data and awaited cues from the Bank of Japan policy meeting.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, China’s regulators have pledged to boost efforts to stabilize the housing and equity markets and conduct more effective fiscal policies.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in South Korea, lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid.<\/p>\n The dollar hovered near a three-week high ahead of a possible hawkish rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week.<\/p>\n Gold ticked higher while oil futures eased from their highest levels in weeks.<\/p>\n U.S. stocks fluctuated before ending narrowly mixed on Friday as rising Treasury yields offset Broadcom’s bullish AI-fueled sales forecast.<\/p>\n The Dow dipped 0.2 percent to end lower for the seventh consecutive session – marking its longest run of losses since 2020. <\/p>\n The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged up by 0.1 percent while the S&P 500 closed marginally lower.<\/p>\n European stocks ended lower on Friday amid concerns over slowing growth and a potential trade war.<\/p>\n The pan European STOXX 600 dipped half a percent and snapped a three-week winning streak in the face of political and economic uncertainty in France. <\/p>\n The German DAX and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 both slid by 0.1 percent while France’s CAC 40 eased 0.2 percent. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n