The Indian equity market experienced a whirlwind of ups and downs throughout the second half of April 2024.

Oil prices continued their upward trajectory in the past fortnight, reaching their highest levels since October 2021.

The domestic market experienced a period of volatile trading sessions over the last two weeks, predominantly characterised by upward momentum.

The BSE Mid-Cap and BSE Small-Cap indices, with gains of 2.80 per cent and 2.75 per cent, respectively, outperformed the main indices

The preceding fortnight proved to be exceptionally challenging for the broader markets, which had enjoyed a strong rally over the past year.

During the initial week of the fortnight, domestic indices experienced fluctuations, mostly marked by declines, signalling a lack of investor confidence.

The power and metal sectors have experienced robust gains, thanks to the sectoral boost provided in the budget

In the past fortnight, the U.S Dollar Index showed erratic movements, swinging between ups and downs as investors anticipated hints of U.S. inflation easing.

Over the last fortnight, Indian benchmark indices have experienced a roller-coaster ride, driven by factors such as quarterly earnings announcements, a rally in the IT sector, and substantial selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).

In an impressive turnaround, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused ₹1.7 lakh crore into the Indian equity markets in 2023, buoyed by their trust in the country’s resilient economic fundamentals amidst a challenging global scenario.

The Indian frontline indices have sustained their strong upward momentum, although the pace was slower compared to last fortnight.

The Indian benchmark indices witnessed an unbroken upward trend, as both BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 surpassed historic milestones of 70,000 and 21,000 levels.

After experiencing notable declines over the last few weeks, Indian benchmark indices finally gained ground and continued to demonstrate resilience on the sectoral front.

The Indian benchmark indices have gained ground so far this month after a selloff in the second half of last month due to FPIs pulling out around Rs 20,000 crore from the Indian market on the back of a sharp rise in US Treasury yields and an uncertain economic environment.

At the onset of the fortnight, Indian frontline indices exhibited a subdued performance as investors held their breath in anticipation of the Reserve Bank of India’s forthcoming monetary policy decision.

Indian benchmark indices, following an impressive 11-session rally in the first half of September 2023 that marked their longest consecutive gains since 2007,

The Indian frontline indices have been on an unbroken winning streak, achieving their lengthiest sprint of consecutive gains since 2007 and boasting an impressive run of 11 straight sessions with notable gains.

Amidst heavy selling by FIIs and a surge in retail inflation, the indices continued their decline with the sectors that previously attracted the highest foreign investments experiencing the most significant declines.

After making sizeable investments in the Indian market, which was the main driving force behind the robust rally, FIIs have now started to turn into net sellers after a long period of time

Indian headline indices are setting fresh highs in backto-back sessions, fuelled by optimism amid robust FII inflows and an expected solid earnings season.

The Indian benchmark indices have experienced frequent gains and losses over the past two weeks, making it feel like a roller-coaster ride.

India reclaimed its position as the fifth-largest stock market in the world as the domestic market strengthened as a result of the deal to raise the US debt ceiling and market valuation grew to USD 3.3 trillion.

The last fortnight has been a roller-coaster ride for Indian benchmark indices with constant climbs and declines.

The BSE Sensex rose 673 points or 1.10 per cent to a five-month high of 62,027.90 at closing deals on Friday and continued to outperform other major Asian bourses, buoyed by advances from automotive and realty stocks.

Significant gains in the power and utilities sectors helped indices start the fortnight on a much more optimistic note.

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Major economies reporting better-than-expected inflation data has resulted in optimistic global cues, which in turn helped Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, gain by nearly 2 per cent over the course of a fortnight.

Nifty 50 and the S and P BSE Sensex have declined by about 3 per cent each during the past two weeks. On September 30, the Nifty 50 index closed at 17,094 points while the Sensex closed at 57,426 points.

China, the second-largest consumer of oil in the world, kept its benchmark lending rates steady while other major economies tightened as it strives to strike a balance between supporting its slow economic development and the falling yuan.

The BSE Sensex slumped 0.68 per cent in the last two weeks to 58,840 on September 16 whereas the Nifty 50 index closed at 17,530.85 points. Meanwhile, the Small-Cap index surged by 0.49 per cent to 29,199.39 and the Mid-Cap index declined by 0.09 per cent to 25,558.21.

During the fortnight, domestic frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended on a flat note with paltry gains of 0.28 per cent and 0.05 per cent, respectively. The BSE Mid-Cap and Small-Cap indices significantly outperformed the broader markets by recording impressive gains of 3.86 per cent and 3.43 per cent, respectively.

The Indian currency depreciated as opposed to the dollar over the last fortnight.

Indian benchmark indicators Sensex and Nifty 50 plunged 2.90 and 2.76 per cent, respectively, as fear of recession in the US economy, surging inflation, rising corona virus cases and geopolitical tensions were delaying any recovery in the markets.

Domestic frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex made a strong comeback during the fortnight, recording gains of 5.47 per cent and 5.79 per cent, respectively, on account of easing crude oil prices and improving global market cues.

Domestic headline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the fortnight on a strong note, registering gains of 8.98 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively, on account of easing crude oil prices, improving global cues and only a 25 basis points hike in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.

Domestic frontline benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex plummeted 5.59 per cent and 5.81 per cent, respectively, over the fortnight primarily due to escalating geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine and sky-high crude oil prices.

The Indian markets opened in the red as benchmarks declined in the opening trade, on the back of developments related to the Russia-Ukraine war and soaring oil prices since the conflict started.  

Indian frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the fortnight in the green territory with marginal gains of 0.36 per cent and 0.37 per cent, respectively.

The Euro zone bond yields oscillated but ended lower at the end with fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine building up

The market is currently trading in favour of decline with the advance to decline ratio standing as 120:278. 

Market is currently trading in favour of decline with the advance to decline ratio standing as 54:345.

Bharti Airtel recently announced that Google (i.e. Alphabet Inc.) will invest up to USD 1 billion in the telecom major as part of the company’s India Digitisation Fund.

Market is currently trading in favour of decline with the advance to decline ratio standing as 124:273.

India’s retail inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to a five-month high of 5.59 per cent in the month of December

The Indian market ended the day in the green territory after witnessing the worst fall in yesterday's trading session. The BSE Sensex gained by 0.64 per cent to close at 57,858.15. Similarly, the BSE MidCap also jumped by 246 points to a level of 24,245 points i.e. up by 1.03 per cent. The BSE SmallCap index also rose by 231 points and landed at 28,869 levels up by 0.81 per cent.

The Indian Indices recouped losses, BSE Sensex is testing 57,000, while Nifty holds 17,000. After a gap-down start to Tuesday's session, the benchmark indices at BSE and NSE fell by over 0.44 per cent and 0.32 per cent. The BSE Energy, Information Technology Sectors were the most affected sectors. Today the FII net selloff was recorded at Rs -751.58 crore and DII Inflow Rs 74.88 crore was recorded. 

The market is currently trading in favour of advances with the advance to decline ratio standing as 240:157.

Market is currently trading in favour of advances. Currently, advance to decline ratio stands as 220:174.

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Another interesting point is that it’s not very usual these days to see pharma stock jumping 8-9 per cent but on Tuesday, Lupin broke this jinx as it soared nearly 9 per cent. Certainly, this might have brought a million-dollar smile to the faces of Lupin investors.