Author: Partha Halder
Dalal Street shrugged off global jitters and delivered a blockbuster Tuesday, with frontline indices charging higher for the fourth straight session. Buoyed by steady FII inflows and hopes of a US-Iran thaw, the bulls took charge from the opening bell and refused to look back.
Intraday whipsaw ends with modest green close; oil shock and Iran blockade rattle global desks while India ETFs surge in US trade
Kolkata, April 17, 2026: For decades, the global economy’s most reliable tailwind was demographic. More people meant more workers, more consumers, more taxpayers. That tailwind has turned. From Tokyo to Berlin to Shanghai, fertility rates are far below replacement level, migration is no longer bridging the gap, and working-age populations are shrinking in absolute terms. The next five years will be the first when population degrowth moves from UN charts to boardroom P&Ls.
Kolkata, April 17, 2026: At 9:15:01 AM on a typical Tuesday, the opening bell on the NSE doesn’t just ring in traders. It triggers millions of lines of code. Before a human can blink, algorithms have already scanned prices across 2,500 stocks, fired off basket orders in Nifty 50, and hedged index futures against a volatility spike. Welcome to the new normal of Indian capital markets, where algorithms now account for one in every two trades in cash equities and nine in ten trades in derivatives.
Nifty, Sensex Jump 0.65% In Sync; FMCG, Oil & Gas Lead Victory Parade On D-Street
On Bakhrahat Road in Rasapunja, South 24 Parganas, a white multi-storey building rises from what was once vacant land.
The bulls lost steam on Wednesday as Dalal Street ended in the red, giving up early gains amid late-hour profit booking. Both headline indices closed lower, but the damage was contained and orderly. No panic, just caution.
BULLS STORM D-STREET AS SENSEX VAULTS 1,263 POINTS; NIFTY RECLAIMS 24,200
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The Indian equity market witnessed a significant downturn today, with both benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, closing in negative territory.
Investors seeking higher returns in the Indian stock market often look for indices that can outperform broader market benchmarks like the Nifty 50. Two such indices, Nifty Alpha 50 and Nifty 500 Momentum 50, offer strategies focused on alpha generation and momentum investing, potentially delivering superior long-term performance.