Indian shares rose notably on Monday despite lackluster cues from global markets and continued declines in IT stocks on AI disruption fears.
Investors shrugged off official data that showed India's wholesale prices increased more-than-expected in January to the highest level in ten months.
The wholesale price index, or WPI, rose 1.81 percent year-over-year in January, faster than the 0.83 percent rise in December and a 1.25 percent gain expected by analysts.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.