Indian shares inched lower on Monday, dragged by heavyweight Reliance Industries after the conglomerate delayed the launch of a low-cost smartphone it is developing with Google, with investors awaiting key inflation data due later in the day

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.22% at 17,335.35 by 9:18 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.25% to 58,159.13.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries was the top percentage loser, down 1.3%, after its “ultra-affordable” smartphone — developed jointly by Reliance’s telecom arm and Google — was delayed to November.

Investors are now looking to India’s retail inflation data that is expected to have held steady in August, as per a Reuters poll.

In broader Asian markets, stocks traded slightly lower as key data this week from top economies United States and China were eyed by traders.