Weekly Market Pulse: Markets Stay Cautious
The markets continued their downward trend for the third straight week.
- Sensex slipped 🔻0.90% to 81,757.73,
- Nifty 50 eased 🔻0.72% to 24,968.40.
Even the broader indices weren’t spared—Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.79%, while Smallcap 100 declined 1.05%, showing widespread investor caution.
In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable. – Robert Arnott
📌 What Caught Attention?
✅ Sectors That Surged
- Metal led the way (+1.2%) on global commodity strength
- Media (+0.8%) and IT (+0.5%) showed selective gains
❌ Sectors That Slipped
- Defense (-2.43%) fell hardest amid profit-booking
- Private Banks (-1.46%) dragged by weak Axis Bank Q1
- Financials, Consumer Durables, and Auto also lost ground
🔍 Key Market Drivers
- FII outflows exceeded ₹10,000 Cr, pressuring indices
- DIIs provided support with net buys of ₹11,000 Cr
- Rupee dipped to ₹86.20/USD, the lowest in Asia
- India VIX rose 1.33%, reflecting global uncertainty
- Trump’s new tariff threats and Fed rate ambiguity rattled sentiment
- Crude spike from Iraq disruption added inflation worries
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