"Major central banks globally are lined up next week to announce their policy decision, which is likely to keep the market range bound," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal
Nifty futures on the NSE International Exchange traded 1.5 points, or 0.1 per cent, lower at 21,075.50, hinting at a flattish start for the domestic market on Monday.
In the upcoming data-centric week, the focus will be on crucial releases, including inflation data from India and the US, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.Indian inflation is expected to rise, while US inflation .
Market participants will eye a slew of factors like retail inflation figures, manufacturing data, new listings, global central banks interest rate decisions this week
Extending the winning streak for the sixth straight week, Indian equity benchmarks ended the passing week with a gain of around three and a half percentage points.