Indian shares rose about 1% on Monday after closing out 2021 with their best annual gain in four years, led by auto stocks on the back of strong monthly sales data amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
"Markets have opened higher, carrying forward the momentum seen in the strong closing on Friday," said Deepak Jasani, head of retail research, HDFC Securities.
"Indian shares are likely up in anticipation of fresh inflows from foreign institutional investors, most of whom are still on holiday." Daily coronavirus cases rose for a sixth straight day as the country saw a fresh wave of infections during the holiday weekend. India witnessed 33,750 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest since Sept. 18, health ministry data showed.Speaking on the spike in COVID-19 cases, Jasani said the rise is not unique to India and people have gotten used to living with COVID-19 variants.
"Most COVID-19 cases we're seeing now are mild... unless there is an explosion in the number, traders will take it in their stride," Jasani said. Among individual stocks, Zomato jumped 2.9% after the food delivery platform said it received more than 2 million orders for the first time on Friday.were up 4% after the state-run miner reported a 3.3% growth in December production.Reporting by Shivani Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Subhranshu SahuSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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