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Bears stormed Dalal Street on Wednesday, erasing a week’s worth of gains in under 6 hours of trade. A fresh flare-up in West Asia and a spike in oil prices triggered the biggest single-day fall in over a month.

Before Mumbai became synonymous with Indian finance, before Sensex and Nifty became household names, there was Calcutta. And at the heart of it stood the Calcutta Stock Exchange, or CSE.

Indian equities delivered a sharp rebound on Friday, shrugging off two days of consolidation as easing crude prices and signs of de-escalation in West Asia revived risk appetite. The Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex both closed nearly 2% higher, recording their strongest single-day gains since late May and restoring confidence across Dalal Street.

Indian equities closed mixed on Tuesday, 10 June 2026, with benchmarks struggling to find direction amid renewed West Asia tensions and persistent foreign outflows. The Nifty 50 ended at 23,214.95, down 27.15 points or 0.12%, after hitting an intraday high of 23,425.35. The Sensex, however, managed a marginal gain of 64.42 points or 0.087% to settle at 73,983.18. 212e

Indian benchmark indices ended sharply lower on Monday, 8 June 2026, as escalating conflict in West Asia sent Brent crude soaring and spooked global investors. The NSE Nifty 50 closed at 23,123.00, down 243.70 points or 1.04%, while the BSE Sensex settled at 73,524.26, losing 719.09 points or 0.97%.

Dalal Street snapped a four-session slide on Monday, 2 June 2026, as late buying in tech and energy counters helped…

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.