BENGALURU, March 11 (Reuters) - Indian shares were muted at the open on Monday, tracking Asian peers ahead of key U.S. inflation reading, while investors also awaited domestic inflation data, due on Tuesday.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 slipped 0.02% to 22,488.50, while the BSE Sensex edged down 0.03% to 74,098.86, as of 9:16 a.m. IST.

(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Dhanya Ann Thoppil)