Indian markets on Dalal Street rallied sharply as easing tensions in the US-Iran conflict and stable oil prices boosted sentiment. Track Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex performance and key global triggers.
Indian stock markets experienced a significant rally following the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire, coupled with a drop in crude oil prices. The Sensex and Nifty both closed nearly 4 per cent higher, mirroring gains in global markets.
Indian markets on Dalal Street rallied sharply as easing tensions in the US-Iran conflict and stable oil prices boosted sentiment. Track Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex performance and key global triggers.
Indian stock markets tumbled sharply with the Sensex falling 800 points and nearly 4 lakh crore wiped out in a single session. Here are the 6 key factors, including rupee weakness and global cues, behind the crash.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday after a two-day rally, tracking a weak trend in global peers, as the US-Iran conflict continues to be a key overhang for the markets. Track Sensex, Nifty50 movement and key market drivers for March 27, 2026.
Indian markets on Dalal Street rallied sharply as easing tensions in the US-Iran conflict and stable oil prices boosted sentiment. Track Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex performance and key global triggers.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a bearish trend in Asian markets, as the conflict in West Asia widened, driving oil prices higher.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty experienced a significant decline, falling over 1 per cent due to foreign fund outflows and global uncertainties.
D-Street is hoping RBI policy review meeting on Tuesday will uphold its stand on easing of interest rates
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
Indian equity markets experienced a volatile trading day, with the Sensex and Nifty closing almost flat. Market sentiment was influenced by global cues, US-Iran talks, and profit-booking activities.
Indian equities on Dalal Street saw volatility as global market trends and fresh tariff concerns linked to Donald Trump impacted investor sentiment. Track Sensex, Nifty50 movement and key market drivers for Feb 24, 2026.
The BSE mid-cap and small-cap stocks have outperformed the benchmark Sensex in 2023-24 with about 62 per cent returns, reflecting buoyant investors' sentiment amid robust macroeconomic conditions in the country and impressive quarterly earnings reported by various firms. As per an analysis, the BSE mid-cap gauge jumped 15,013.95 points or 62.38 per cent in the 2023-24 fiscal, while the small-cap index climbed 16,068.99 points or 59.60 per cent. In comparison, the 30-share BSE Sensex raked in a gain of 14,659.83 points or 24.85 per cent during the fiscal under review.
Fears around artificial intelligence (AI) sparked a global selloff in information technology (IT) stocks, dragging down domestic software shares and prompting the heaviest foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows since the second half of July 2025.
Parikh was in Omaha for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway meet
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
If Trump wants peace with Iran, Pakistan will offer to help. If Trump seeks Pakistan's aid to spy on Iran, then too Munir will not hesitate to chip in. At the same time, the ISI will not hesitate to tip off Iran now and then, points out M R Narayan Swamy.
Since Modi sarkar came to power in May 2014, markets have been trading volatile.
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With commodity markets remaining soft and uncertain, it is likely the money will flow into equity markets with strong upsides, such as India.
The NSE Nifty finally ended at a fresh 2009 closing high of 5172 - up 34 points.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
Domestic mutual funds have infused the highest ever -- Rs 4.84 trillion -- this year amid strong inflows via SIPs.
The Reserve Bank's of India's (RBI's) decision to increase the key short-term interest rates by 25 basis points has been termed as in-line with the street expectations by marketmen.
Most brokerages have maintained their Sensex and Nifty targets as they believe there is little room for further re-rating in the backdrop of weak earnings.
Fund managers and analysts believe a lot would depend on the outcome of the Reserve Bank of India's rate-setting meeting on 3rd May.
It is the country's largest issuer of bonds by default. But the government of India thinks it has enough expertise to give the private players a tip or two on how to time the equity market.
O'Romeo is an ordinary plot about a man's obsession, but Vishal Bhardwaj lays it out like a lavish spread, with stylish and very violent action set pieces, effectively used music (Bhardwaj composes Gulzar's delectable lyrics), and a romance that has moments that are tender as well as bitter, observes Deepa Gahlot.
State debt is rising because revenues are disappointingly weak. Ten states have debt ratios exceeding 30 per cent. In 2023-2024, states were borrowing simply to meet day-to-day expenses, points out Debashis Basu.
Institutional desks of many brokerages in India are in the process of selling about Rs 2,000 crore worth of equity holding of bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc in some Indian companies.
The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.
Demand among several pre-Budget representation by BSE Brokers' forum
'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the 1970s and shipping firms from the 1980s -- disappear.' 'Benchmark indices reward those who reinvent themselves in line with economic demands.'
Godrej Properties, is on the horizon as it unlocks value in its high-value Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) project.
Currency market participants do not expect the rupee to slide immediately but feel a sharp rise is unlikely because of month-end dollar demand from importers.
UBS reiterated its Nifty target of 9,200 by December as it expects growth to gather steam
The announcement made by Sebi chairman M Damodaran that new rules on Offshore Derivatives Instruments such as PNs have come into effect in-line with the proposals made last week has put to rest all the confusion over the whole issue and normalcy is set to return to the bourses, a broker said.
With markets expected to remain volatile, promoters and lenders exposed to the industrials and materials space can face brunt of the price erosion of the pledged shares.
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