How the markets are likely to fare this week

With no major domestic market-moving event scheduled this week, stock market investors would largely focus on global trends and foreign fund movement, and may face volatility amid monthly derivatives expiry, analysts said. This week Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes are due for release which would provide further cues to the market, Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said. “With all major events behind us, participants will take cues from global markets, crude and currency market movement.