MUMBAI: Indian equities logged their strongest weekly performance in 38 weeks and emerged as the world’s top-performing major market after the announcement of a US–India trade deal, even as its finer details remain unclear. Headline-driven optimism lifted the Nifty 50 and the Sensex 3.5% over a week that also included a special Sunday trading session…
MUMBAI: Domestic equities were shaken by the ‘Trump factor’ throughout the week, leaving India the worst-performing major market globally as risk-off sentiment gripped investors. Markets struggled amid a trio of US-driven shocks. Sentiment was hit by Friday’s announcement that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick signaled a delay in the India-US trade agreement. Concerns deepened as…
Indian markets ended the week marginally higher amid sustained profit-booking and thin year-end trading in a truncated week. The Nifty 50 and Sensex fell about 0.4% on Friday to close at 26,042 and 85,041.45, respectively. Despite this decline, the Nifty snapped a three-week losing streak to finish up 0.3% for the week, while the Sensex…
