Indian shares tread water as rate worries dent risk appetite

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BENGALURU, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Indian benchmark Nifty (.NSEI) traded in a narrow range on Tuesday as traders held off making big bets amid continued selling by foreign investors, while domestic institutional buying offered some cushion...

"The foreign investor selling due to the Fed outcome is being offset by buying from domestic institutions and high net worth individuals as they are still bullish on the India story," said Deepak Jasani, head of retail research, HDFC Securities...

The upside also looks limited and we may not go beyond the recent highs," Jasani said.. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been net sellers so far this month, offloading shares worth $1.36 billion as of Sept. 22 after pouring in over $15 billion into Indian equities this year...

On Monday, FIIs sold 23.33 billion rupees ($280.24 million)worth of shares, while domestic investors bought 15.79 billion rupees worth of shares, as per provisional exchange data...

IT stocks (.NIFTYIT) remained weak, falling 0.5% on worries over demand uncertainties due to a higher interest rate environment in the U.S., a key market for Indian IT companies...

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