India, March 4 -- Indian shares may open slightly higher on Wednesday after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that the Trump administration may reach a tariffs compromise with Mexico and Canada.
A potential deal is expected to involve reducing, at least partially, the new 25 percent tariffs on imports from both countries.
Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty ended with modest losses on Tuesday while the rupee settled 2 paise higher at 87.30 against the dollar.
FIIs net sold shares worth Rs 3,405.82 crore on Tuesday, while DIIs net bought shares worth Rs 4,851.43 core, as per provisional data.
In a regulatory change, the NSE said it would shift the expiry day for Nifty derivative contracts from Thursday to Monday, starting A...