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By Bharath Rajeswaran
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Indian shares slid over 1% on
Thursday, erasing all their gains from the previous day when
Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, with analysts blaming
profit-booking and concerns over foreign inflows, while weak
earnings also weighed.
The NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.16% to 24,199.35, while the
BSE Sensex shed 1.04% to 79,541.79, near their closing
levels on Tuesday. The indexes jumped 1.1% on Wednesday in their
best day in over six weeks after Trump's victory.
The drop is "more of a technical pullback, with some
investors trying to use the rally in the previous session to
book profits," said Sunny Agrawal, an analyst at SBICaps
Securities.
"The other, more deeper concern is over foreign flows. A
rise in the U.S. Treasury yields in anticipation of a tariff
hike on imports by Trump and the consequent rise in U.S. dollar
index and inflation could hurt foreign inflows to India."
Foreign investors pulled out a record $11.2 billion from
Indian equities last month and have removed $1.26 billion, on a
net basis, this month through Wednesday.
The outflows and disappointing earnings have dragged on
markets for weeks, with Hindalco and Trent continuing the trend.
Aluminium maker Hindalco slid 8.5% after its U.S.
unit, Novelis, reported a lower profit. It dragged metals stocks
down 2.73% and was the biggest loser on the Nifty.
The second-biggest was clothing retailer Trent,
which slid 6.5% after posting its slowest revenue growth in 14
quarters.
On the other hand, Apollo Hospitals jumped 6.3%,
the most on the Nifty, after it beat second-quarter profit
estimates on strong healthcare services demand.
BSE, Voltas, Oberoi Realty and
Kalyan Jewellers rose 0.4%-4% following their planned
inclusion in a key MSCI index.
On the radar is the Federal Reserve's rate decision after
the bell. The Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points
but its policy guidance is more keenly awaited.
($1 = 84.2760 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by
Sherry Jacob-Phillips, Savio D'Souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala)