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Oil and global yields overwhelmed India's growth story - but institutional buying and RBI firepower limited the damage.
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Oil and global yields overwhelmed India's growth story - but institutional buying and RBI firepower limited the damage.
Indian equities extended their decline as Brent surged on renewed U.S.-Iran attacks and global bond yields climbed, with the Sensex closing at 76,570.35 and the Nif…
The rupee ended broadly flat near ₹94.97/$ as RBI dollar sales and foreign-currency inflows countered importer demand, crude near $97 and elevated U.S. Treasury yie…
The benchmark Indian 10-year government bond yield briefly crossed 7% for the first time in about three months as U.S. yields and oil prices surged.
BSE shares fell after the exchange acknowledged that the new Closing Auction Session has affected trading volumes, keeping market-structure implementation under scr…
Renewed U.S.-Iran attacks pushed oil higher, weakened global equities and drove sovereign yields toward multi-decade highs, tightening financial conditions across m…
India's growth stayed strong, but oil and bond yields became the market's binding constraints.
Banks offered and RBI accepted ₹2,59,846 crore in a one-day VRRR against a ₹4 lakh crore notified amount, at a 5.24% cut-off and weighted-average rate.
Sensex slipped 12.99 points to 76,944.28 and Nifty fell 24.61 points to 24,055.80 as banks, autos, higher crude and global bond yields offset India’s 7.8% Q1 GDP pr…
RBI accepted the full ₹1,14,320 crore offered in its 7-day VRRR at a 5.24% cut-off and weighted-average rate, far below the ₹6 lakh crore notified ceiling.
The rupee strengthened about 0.2% to 94.9500 per dollar despite a stronger global dollar and higher oil, with traders citing RBI dollar sales and foreign-bank inflo…
Sovereign yields surged across major markets, with Japan’s 10-year yield touching 3% for the first time since 1996 as oil, inflation and fiscal concerns repriced du…
A group of 21 financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi and Deutsche Bank plans a jointly issued dollar stablecoin in the first half of…
GDP beat expectations after the close, but oil above $90 and rising yields keep September's opening test demanding.

The rupee weakened to around 95.60 per U.S. dollar before reported RBI intervention helped it recover, while RBI activity was also reported in short-dated dollar-rupee swaps.

Renewed U.S.–Iran fighting lifted crude and kept Asian risk assets under pressure as markets raised the probability of a September Federal Reserve rate increase.
Blackstone affiliates have offered up to 25.03% of Knowledge Realty Trust through an OFS, with a ₹108 floor price; the non-retail window is 31 August and the retail…
Macro relief met a higher discount rate - and the weekend changed Monday's oil and banking setup.
The Government of India will buy back up to an aggregate ₹30,000 crore face value of four near-maturity securities through a multiple-price auction on 3 September,…
MSCI’s August Global Standard review adds Adani Energy Solutions, Billionbrains Garage Ventures, Laurus Labs and Lenskart Solutions to the MSCI India Index while de…
Donald Trump says the U.S. has secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a private-business partnership, b…
The Fed chair’s Jackson Hole message kept inflation control central and argued for less routine forward guidance—raising the importance of incoming data for yields,…
Heavyweight stress overwhelmed broader resilience as HDFC Bank dragged the benchmarks.
Nifty 50 fell 0.48% to 24,090.85 and Sensex 0.70% to 76,933.59 as HDFC Bank weakness outweighed positive Asian technology sentiment and expiry-day price discovery a…
Oil relief improved India's macro backdrop, but sector leadership remained weak.
Nifty closed at 24,207.75 and Sensex at 77,472.94 as IT and Reliance outweighed bank gains and the macro relief from cheaper crude.
Foreign investors have sold roughly ₹2.4 trillion of Indian equities this year, but ₹31,961 crore of July SIP flows show why domestic liquidity is cushioning the ma…
Oil relief lifts India — but expiry and GIFT rollover make the headline rally noisier than it looks
24 August 2026: Institutions bought the dip, oil cooled — but Iran sanctions pushed GIFT Nifty lower after India closed

Foreign portfolio investors are net buyers of Indian equities in August, but ₹9,426 crore of the ₹23,544 crore headline came through the primary market. The split changes how investors should read the liquidity signal.
Reuters sources say REC will issue a sub-₹500 crore tokenised bond pilot in September, settled using wholesale CBDC and a new distributed-ledger securities wallet.…
Oil hit $94. DIIs bought Rs17,316 crore. India was stress-tested — not broken.
India finally bounced. $94 Brent says the macro stress test is not over.
Nifty edged up 0.08% on Friday and Sensex finished almost unchanged, yet both fell for the week. Private banks offered support while IT and autos exposed the cost o…
Spot gold rose 2.1% to about $4,612 in Reuters’ afternoon U.S. snapshot and was heading for a third weekly gain. Indian demand, however, depends on both global bull…
U.S. equities were up around midday Friday, but 10- and 30-year Treasury yields remained high and Brent stayed near $94. The U.S. session was still open at the Fini…
Indian equities ended a long losing run as global bond stress eased, yet $90-plus crude means the macro overhang has not disappeared.
The rupee edged higher even as Brent climbed above $93 in Reuters’ snapshot. The key debate is whether RBI smoothing can offset a persistent oil-driven dollar deman…
U.S. stocks were lower at 12:15 p.m. ET as Treasury yields climbed and Walmart fell sharply. The session was still open, so the numbers are an intraday risk snapsho…
Seven straight Nifty losses - but overnight bond-market relief changes the setup.