Hello and welcome to ET Market Watch. I’m Neha Vashishth. Indian markets fell for the fourth day in a row today, as investors turned cautious amid global tensions, tariff worries, and concerns about India’s growth outlook. In just four sessions, nearly ₹9 lakh crore in market value has been wiped out. The Sensex dropped 780…
The Indian market closed lower on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty paring early gains as muted year-end trading volumes and sustained foreign fund outflows damped investor appetite for risk, extending the market’s recent losing streak. The BSE Sensex fell 346 points, or 0.41%, to close at 84,695.54, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 100…
Markets wrapped up the holiday-shortened week with modest gains, continuing their ongoing consolidation trend. Despite a strong start, benchmark indices remained largely range-bound in the latter half, weighed down by mixed global cues and subdued year-end trading volumes. The Nifty closed at 26,042.30, while the Sensex ended at 85,041, indicating a cautious yet steady market…
Hello and welcome to ET Market Watch. I’m Neha Vashishth, and here’s how markets wrapped up on Monday.Indian equities extended their rebound for a second straight session. Benchmark indices closed firmly higher as a stronger rupee, renewed foreign inflows and supportive global cues lifted investor sentiment. The Sensex jumped 638 points, or 0.75%, to settle…
The markets consolidated through the previous week and ended on a mildly negative note. Nifty remained within a defined trading range of 25,700 to 26,100, lacking any directional breakout. The week was marked by low volatility, with the India VIX declining 5.70% to 9.52, near its multi-year lows, highlighting continued complacency in the system. On…
The markets saw a week of mild corrective movement as Nifty traded in a slightly downward-biased consolidation phase and ended the week on a negative note. The index oscillated in a 485-point range, between 26,178.70 and 25,693.25. Despite a supportive backdrop from the Fed with a 0.25% rate cut, and breadth deterioration pausing, the index…
After a bruising 2025, India’s equity market may be on the cusp of a fresh advance, with the Nifty index potentially climbing to 30,000 in 2026, according to ICICI Direct. The brokerage said recent market turbulence has laid the groundwork for the next phase of the bull cycle. It pointed to a confluence of technical…
Global brokerage firm Jefferies projects the Nifty to reach 28,300 by December 2026, attributing this forecast to two strong drivers — sustained equity supply and robust domestic flows. These factors are expected to keep Indian equity markets range-bound over the coming year. The target is based on a 20x PE multiple on estimated Dec-27 earnings,…
The Indian market snapped a three-day losing streak on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty staging a broad-based rebound after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut overnight. The recovery came even as the rupee weakened to a fresh record low amid mounting concern over the absence of a U.S. trade agreement. The…
The Indian market closed lower on Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty giving up early gains as traders locked in profits ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy outcome. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 275 points, or 0.32%, to end at 84,391.27, while the NSE Nifty 50 shed 82 points, or 0.32%, closing at 25,758….