Author: Partha Halder
Regular market timers on Dalal Street bore witness to an absolute masterclass in technical momentum on August 3, 2026. Unwinding weeks of macro anxiety, the benchmark NSE Nifty 50 posted an explosive 390.70-point surge, climbing 1.60% to settle at a powerful 24,774.30.
Indian markets shrugged off early nerves from a fresh flare-up in the Middle East to close with modest gains on Thursday, as domestic earnings and steady foreign inflows helped offset global headwinds.
Indian equities surged on Wednesday with a broad-based rally, as bargain hunters returned to IT and financials ahead of the US Federal Reserve decision. Both benchmarks logged their best single-day gains in over a week, shrugging off fresh geopolitical noise from the Middle East.
India’s equity benchmarks took a breather on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. After snapping a 5-day losing streak on Monday, both indices drifted lower in a choppy session.
Dalal Street shrugged off a week of jitters on Monday, staging its sharpest single-day comeback in a month as a twin tailwind — falling crude and a pause in US-Iran hostilities — lured buyers back in droves.
Indian stocks closed deep in red on Thursday, extending losses for a fifth straight session as oil’s spike above $100/barrel and fresh geopolitical flare-ups in West Asia wiped out a mid-day recovery. Benchmarks posted their worst week in four months, with investors dumping risk ahead of quarterly earnings and a potential rate hike cycle.
Indian equities extended their losing streak on July 23, 2026, driven down by rising Brent crude prices above $96 per barrel amid US-Iran tensions. With 15 of 16 sectoral indices closing in the red, heavyweights across IT, banking, and pharma led the slide while investors pivoted toward domestic-consumption stocks.
Indian equities closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with both benchmarks extending declines for the third session in a row. A spike in crude oil prices and heavy selling in PSU banks and realty stocks overshadowed pockets of strength in FMCG and autos.
Indian benchmark indices extended losses for a third straight session as weakness in banking stocks and concerns over rising crude oil prices, Red Sea tensions and global trade developments weighed on investor sentiment, even as IT shares and broader markets showed resilience.
A day after hitting fresh July highs, Indian equities hit the brakes on Monday. Profit booking in heavyweight banks, combined with renewed oil jitters from West Asia, dragged the benchmarks lower and snapped a 3-day winning streak. But it wasn’t a washout. Midcaps and select pharma names defied the gloom, helping the broader market hold its ground. How The Indices Shaped Up? The session was a story of two halves. – BSE SENSEX: 77,708.52 ↓ 442.93 pts (-0.57%) Opened flat at 78,151.45, hit a day high of the same, then slid to 77,368.29 before paring losses. Previous close: 78,151.45 -…