Indian shares are seen opening a tad lower on Thursday as investors react to exit poll projections for various states, surging oil prices, a divided Federal Reserve policy decision and mixed earnings from mega-cap U.S. companies, with Meta Platforms significantly increasing its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty jumped around 0.8 percent each on Wednesday despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and renewed foreign fund outflows.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.