Indian shares set to open higher, tracking Asian peers

Indian shares will likely open higher on Thursday, tracking gains across Asian markets after robust Nvidia earnings, though analysts see the overall mood remaining cautious on intermittent profit booking and the absence of fresh domestic triggers.

The Gift Nifty futures were trading at 25,676 points as of 8:00 a.m. IST, indicating the benchmark Nifty 50 will open above Wednesday’s close of 25,482.5.

Both the benchmark indexes rose about 0.9% each in intraday trade on Wednesday, but gave up most of those gains to finish only marginally higher, as selling emerged at higher levels.

Other Asian markets rose 0.6%, tracking an overnight uptick in Wall Street equities, after Nvidia posted a 73% jump in quarterly revenue, beating estimates.

Oil prices rose, hovering near seven-month highs, as investors gauged whether the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks could avert a conflict that risks supply disruptions.

“Looking ahead, geopolitical developments involving the U.S. and Iran, along with artificial intelligence and tariff related news flow, are likely to dictate market sentiment and near-term trajectory,” said Bajaj Broking Research.

Foreign portfolio investors bought Indian stocks worth 29.92 billion rupees ($329.4 million) on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors inflows stood at 51.19 billion rupees, on a net basis, per provisional data from the NSE.