Stock markets are experiencing heightened jitteriness, mostly transmitted by the ruling BJP party’s own jitteriness, possibly because it was not confident of hitting the stretched target of 400 seats it had set for itself

The overall cues, including from Asian markets were strong but the momentum was largely thanks to the banks, private and public. Both stock indices meanwhile have begun inching back to their lifetime highs. 

Macro economic trends are likely to weigh on market sentiment, including of course oil prices which are now ruling around $91 a barrel, beyond the computations of many economists.

We have been calling a weak market for a few days now and it is indeed exhibiting all the signs of one that has no major upwards triggers combined with continued flow of capital which is getting absorbed

Microsoft ended Friday’s U.S. trading session as the most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing Apple after briefly topping the iPhone maker during intraday trading Thursday, CNBC reported

Though it depends on how you see the sequence, Indian markets recovered first and then the global markets recovered later overnight, presumably on the same triggers that everyone was searching for.

GDP growth for the first quarter of this financial year seems to be going against the general wave of bullishness touted by the Government’s many arms and affiliates, including the RBI which had pegged the GDP growth rate for the June quarter at 8%

The United States central bank the Federal Reserve’s indication that it would now unleash at least three interest rate cuts in 2024 sending stock markets rallying across the world, with India joining the party, as it were

India's GDP clocked a growth of 7.6% in the second quarter (July-September) surpassing analyst and Reserve Bank’s MPC expectations but slowing as compared to the previous quarter data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO)

ICICI Securities has put out a note arguing that the decadal-low FPI equity holdings are ironic given Indian fundamentals are approaching their historical best, including favourable cycles in terms of corporate profits, investment rate and tax buoyancy