The past fortnight brought a wave of optimism for investors, as Indian markets staged a strong recovery, recouping a significant portion

The Indian markets experienced significant volatility over the past fortnight

Benchmarks remained range-bound with a downward tilt as FIIs persisted with their selling, accumulating a total of  ₹34,000 crore in outflows over the fortnight

The markets faced a five-day losing streak as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) persisted with heavy selling in Indian equities

Recent data releases from the U.S. have reinforced expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts, lifting market sentiment in the past fortnight.

Two years ago, in October 2022, inflation was soaring above 8 per cent, the Federal Reserve was aggressively raising interest rates, and the S&P 500 had plunged 25 per cent from its peak. However, this challenging environment eventually gave way to a new bull market that persists till today.

The last fortnight proved to be one of the most challenging periods for the Indian markets, with benchmarks experiencing a sharp five-day losing streak, plunging nearly 6 per cent.

The U.S. economic reports last month also impacted market sentiment.

The U.S. dollar ended the week down at 100.4, with expectations growing for further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

The market enjoyed a six-session winning streak

Following a remarkable 13-day winning streak

Despite talks of a longawaited market correction, the markets surprised everyone with a record 13-day winning streak