India Inflows at Risk With Foreigners’ Bearish Futures Bets, Mideast Flareup

India Inflows at Risk With Foreigners’ Bearish Futures Bets, Mideast Flareup Foreign funds’ bearish contracts remain close to last year’s record levels. This article is for subscribers only. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi with your pre-market briefing as hostilities in the Middle East intensify. Local equities look set for a cautious open after the US struck Iran for the third time in a week, triggering retaliation against five Middle East nations and adding to uncertainty over oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a familiar pattern: energy prices up, stocks down, bonds down, and the dollar stronger. Precious metals are also weakening. But so far, the moves are far from the extremes seen at the start of the conflict earlier this year. [Image text:] Stockoft How to fight INFLATION NIFTYS