bengaluru may 10 reuters  indian shares are set to open higher on wednesday amid caution in global markets ahead of key macroeconomic data from the us and corporate earnings for top domestic firms indias nse stock futures listed on the singapore exchange were up 019 at 18345 as of 818 am ist wall street equities declined ahead of us consumer prices data and on disappointing forecasts from several companies investors are awaiting the inflation data for potential cues into the future ratehike trajectory of the us federal reserve asian markets were subdued indian shares were little changed on tuesday amid a slew of earnings the benchmark nifty 50 nsei has risen over 5 in the 2024 fiscal so far aided by a relatively stable results season the earnings season has been decent with 77 of the companies in our coverage either meeting or exceeding profit expectations analysts at motilal oswal said in a note the brokerage identified financials and autos as top sectoral performers in the marchquarter season larsen  toubro ltd lartns  dr reddys laboratories ltd redyns  bosch ltd boshns  godrej consumer products ltd gocpns  cera sanitaryware ltd cerans  and escorts kubota ltd escons are among the companies reporting their quarterly earnings on wednesday meanwhile foreign institutional investors extended their buying streak in indian equities for the ninth session in a row on tuesday adding equities worth 1942 billion rupees 2375 million stocks to watch  nazara technologies ltd nazans  co reports rise in consolidated net profit in march quarter  srf ltd srflns  co posts fall in marchquarter profit increases capex to set up an aluminium foil manufacturing facility to 530 bln rupees from 425 bln rupees  apollo tyres ltd aplons  co reports rise in consolidated profit in q4 recommends final dividend of 4 rupees per share read more  greaves cotton ltd grvlns  co enters definitive agreement for acquisition of excel controlinkage 1  817800 indian rupees