Indian shares to hit record highs on hopes of more Fed easing
Indian shares were set to open at record highs on Monday tracking gains in Asian markets, as investors, already enthused by the US Federal Reserve's half-point rate cut, were gearing up for more easing by the US central bank.
The GIFT Nifty (GIFc1) was at 25,939 points, as of 8:01 a.m. IST, indicating that the NSE Nifty 50 
NIFTY will open higher than its Friday close of 25,790.95.
The benchmark indexes logged fresh all-time highs on Friday and registered weekly gains on hopes of the U.S. economy achieving a soft landing - a scenario where inflation cools without triggering a recession.
Asian shares firmed at open, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index (.MIAPJ0000PUS) trading 0.1% higher, helped by China trimming its repo rate to support its economy.
After an outsized 50 basis point rate cut on Wednesday, markets expect the Fed to cut by another 50 bps on November 7, the odds of which happening in the next Fed policy meeting is at 50.3%,according to CME FedWatch.
Indian shares are trailing only Wall Street's Nasdaq and S&P 500 as top-performing indexes this year, with analysts expecting the rally to extend into 2025.
Foreign investors net bought shares worth 140.64 billion rupees ($1.68 billion) in Indian equities in the previous session, while domestic investors net sold shares worth 44.27 billion rupees, exchange data showed.
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($1 = 83.4680 Indian rupees)
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