A spirited Thursday bounce wasn’t enough to rescue Dalal Street, as persistent bond market jitters, sticky crude prices, and global uncertainty pushed Indian benchmark indices into the red for a second consecutive week.
| Index | Close | Weekly Change |
| BSE Sensex | 77,540.83 | -468.42 pts (-0.60%) |
| Nifty 50 | 24,252.00 | -114.00 pts (-0.46%) |
Sectoral Highlights
In the Green: Metals and Realty led the charge, climbing nearly 2% each, followed by Media (+1.4%) and Private Banks (+1.0%).
Under Pressure: IT and FMCG bore the brunt of the sell-off, sliding over 2% each, while PSU Banks dropped 1.3%.
Market Movers & Capital Shifts Total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell by over ₹70,000 crore as key heavyweights stumbled.
Heavyweight Drags: Bharti Airtel was the week’s biggest drag on market value, followed by TCS, SBI, and Infosys.
Top Large-Cap Gainers: Kotak Mahindra Bank, Eternal, and Axis Bank emerged as the primary wealth creators.
Midcap Action: Motilal Oswal Financial Services, MCX, Lenskart Solutions, and Dixon Technologies posted strong gains, while Voltas, LG Electronics India, BSE, and Coromandel International declined.
Smallcap Action: Welspun Corp, Jyoti CNC Automation, Aegis Logistics, and Netweb Technologies propelled the index, outweighing dips in Tata Chemicals, CESC, and Gland Pharma.
Institutional Activity & Currency
FII vs. DII: Foreign Institutional Investors snapped a three-week buying streak, logging net equity outflows of ₹1,601.65 crore. Domestic Institutional Investors provided aggressive support, absorbing the sell-off with ₹17,316.34 crore in net purchases.
Rupee Slip: The Indian rupee ended its two-week winning streak, declining 22 paise to close at ₹95.43 against the US dollar amid geopolitical friction and elevated crude oil import costs.
While strong domestic liquidity continues to shield against aggressive foreign outflows, market trajectory in the near term will hinge on how global bond yields and energy prices evolve.