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15th May | Dalal Street Dalal Street shook off a shaky start on Thursday to close the session on a…

Indian equities suffered a brutal sell-off on Monday, May 11, 2026, as a perfect storm of geopolitical anxiety and rising energy costs crushed investor sentiment. The Sensex plummeted over 1,300 points and the Nifty 50 ended at 23,815, triggered by the collapse of U.S.-Iran peace talks and a 4.4% overnight spike in Brent crude. Adding to the gravity of the economic situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a rare appeal to citizens to “pause gold purchases for a year” and cut fuel consumption to protect the nation’s forex reserves. While the banking sector bled—led by a 7% crash in SBI following margin concerns—pockets of the market found relief in the entertainment sector, as PVR Inox swung to a ₹187 crore profit fueled by the blockbuster success of Dhurandhar 2.

Indian equities bled for a second straight session on Friday, May 8, as escalating US-Iran hostilities near the Strait of Hormuz rattled global risk appetite. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 77,328.19, down 516.34 points or 0.66%, after hitting an intraday low of 77,146.43. The NSE Nifty 50 settled at 24,176.15, off 150.50 points or 0.62%, slipping below the crucial 24,200 mark.

Dalal Street succumbed to a global risk-off mood on May 5, 2026, as the Sensex shed 251 points and the Nifty 50 slipped below the 24,100 mark. The primary trigger was a fresh “Hormuz Showdown,” with Brent crude hovering at $112.93 amid escalating maritime blockades between the U.S. and Iran. The Indian Rupee hit a new historic low of 95.39 per USD, further dampening sentiment. Despite the volatility, defensive buying emerged in the pharma sector, led by Laurus Labs, while ESAF Small Finance Bank posted a stellar 88% jump in disbursements. With Exide Industries set for its earnings call on May 6 and Tesla’s FSD facing Nordic regulatory heat, traders are adopting a “sell-on-rise” strategy until geopolitical war clouds clear.

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.

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.

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

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.