Indian shares fell on Thursday, weighed by auto and metal companies, as investors braced for crucial U.S. inflation data that will provide clues about the severity of the Federal Reserve’s future interest rate hikes.

Dear Trader… Bears were holding a tight grip over the Dalal Street in today deals, with both Sensex and Nifty close lower, on the back of negative cues from other Asian markets. Selling across all the sectoral indices except Telecom kept markets down, with Axis Bank falling the most on