Indian stock markets, on Thursday, ended marginally lower on third consecutive trading session, impacted by hit in financial stocks, as international trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment.
Indian stock indices continued to remain volatile over concerns about Trump's tariff announcements and weak global cues. The benchmark indices opened in the red to later trade in the green. At closing, it closed marginally lower.
Indian equity indices on Tuesday ended flat on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes and ongoing concerns on United States tariff-related issues.
Indian stock markets are continuously moving into the hands of bears amid persistent selling by foreign investors, as corporate earnings remain challenging.
The Nifty-50 index has reported a subdued performance for the third straight quarter, posting a single-digit year-on-year (YoY) growth in profit after tax (PAT), according to a report by Motilal Oswal.
The market participants in the upcoming week starting from Monday will react to the foreign institutional investment flow, currency movement, speculation regarding U.S. tariffs and their impact on global trade and key domestic data.
Gold has emerged as a strong performer in terms of returns since 2000, surpassing major stock market indices such as the S&P 500 and Nifty 50 over the last 25 years, according to a report by Aequitas.
Failing to maintain the morning session gains, Indian stock indices closed Friday's session and the week in red. This marked eight consecutive sessions of decline in the domestic equity market indices, data showed.