Tuesday, September 15
Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday after swinging between gains and losses as investors weighed the impact of US President Donald Trump's unexpected announcement imposing 25% tariffs on Indian exports to the US from August 1.NSE's Nifty fell 86.7 points, or 0.35%, to close at 24,768.35. BSE's Sensex declined 296.28 points, or 0.36%, to end at 81,185.58. Both indices had declined nearly 1% in early hours of trading. The Nifty 50 was up 0.4% intraday, before ending the day lower."Despite the movement, there is no sign of panic among traders, as further escalation appears unlikely," said Amit Khurana, head of equities at Dolat Capital Market.Nifty's Volatility Index or VIX - popularly known as the fear gauge of the market - gained 3% to end at 11.54 levels, indicating he
Mumbai: For investors tracking historical market trends, August offers more questions than answers.Index performance data in August over the past decade show mixed trends with Nifty 50 and Nifty 500 having gained on six out of 10 instances. Even global indices have shown similar mixed seasonality trends, as US benchmarks S&P 500 and Dow have ended higher five times since 2015.With the looming uncertainty over the effects of US tariffs on India adding to haze, investors are bracing for a rollercoaster ride this month.123031665"The past decade's performance offers mixed signals for August, with returns being split. Like we saw July's typical seasonality not playing out this year, volatility is expected to persist in August as well, with the Nifty likely to trade within the 24,400-25,500
