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Indian benchmark indices rebounded on Wednesday as the Nifty 50 reclaimed the 24,100 mark and the Sensex surged over 600 points. Despite Brent crude soaring to $111 per barrel and the rupee hitting a record low of 94.81, a wave of strong Q4 earnings from heavyweights like Maruti Suzuki, Bandhan Bank, and CEAT fueled investor optimism. While West Asia tensions and the UAE’s exit from OPEC+ weighed on global sentiment, domestic buying by DIIs helped markets overcome persistent FII outflows.
Indian equities ended Tuesday’s volatile trade on a weak note, with benchmark indices surrendering early gains as global risk-off sentiment and rising crude prices triggered profit booking. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 416.73 points, or 0.54%, lower at 76,886.91 after swinging 752 points intraday between a high of 77,493.53 and low of 76,741.06. The NSE Nifty 50 settled at 24,013.95, down 78.75 points or 0.33%, after briefly reclaiming 24,100 levels.
Bulls returned to Dalal Street on Monday, April 27, 2026, as the Nifty 50 surged over 200 points to settle at 24,109.55, shrugging off a spike in Brent crude to $108.5. The rally was ignited by Sun Pharma’s historic $11.75 billion all-cash acquisition of U.S.-based Organon & Co., the largest outbound pharma deal in Indian history. Market sentiment was further bolstered by the signing of a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, promising zero-duty access for Indian textiles and engineering goods. Despite the shadow of a security breach at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and ongoing supply chain disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, strong domestic buying and a 1.3% jump in midcaps ensured a decisive win for the bulls
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.
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