Indian stock markets are expected to remain sensitive to the market triggers such as corporate earnings, key macroeconomic data, including CPI and WPI inflation, and foreign fund outflows amid the ongoing corrective phase, according to the market experts.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on Friday said that the market regulator is exploring the use of AI for faster approval of IPOS and Mutual Funds (MFs) applications.
Global markets, in the week ahead, will keenly look for fresh inflation data and economic reports, S&P stated in its latest week ahead economic preview.
Indian stock markets closed in the negative territory on Thursday with the Sensex and Nifty, both ending the day lower, as concerns over currency weakness and muted earnings expectations weighed on investor sentiment.
Indian stock markets opened on a lower note on Thursday amid the mixed global cues. On the opening, the BSE Sensex was down 214.33 points or 0.27 per cent at 77,934.16, and the Nifty was down 55.25 points or 0.23 per cent, opening at 23,633.70.
The stock market volatilities have boost the investments in the gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in India, as the country witnessed its eighth consecutive month of inflows into ETFs in December 2024, the world Gold Council (WGC) stated in its commentary.
The equity benchmarks shed over one per cent during the trading session on Monday, impacted measurably by the global cues, weakness in the Indian rupee, and detection of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India.