The week began on a strong note, with markets extending gains for the first three trading sessions. However, profit booking emerged mid-week, leading to a sharp correction before indices recovered towards the close. The benchmark nifty 50 index finally ended the week marginally higher by 0.39%, reflecting a volatile but resilient undertone.
On the sectoral front, PSU banks outperformed significantly, with the Nifty PSU Bank index gaining 5.45% on the back of improving credit trends and stable asset quality commentary. In contrast, the Nifty Media index declined 2.46%, making it the weakest performer of the week.
In commodities, precious metals remained firm. Gold stayed flat but in positive territory, while silver surged more than 2%, supported by global demand cues and a stable dollar index.
Globally, the key event was the US Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting, which concluded with no change in interest rates. The pause signaled policy stability, but commentary remained cautious on inflation, keeping global markets alert.
Scroll down to understand more of such market news and perspectives for the week gone by in easily understandable charts.
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The chart below shows the NIM of PSU & Private index banks.
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(Source: @VisualCap)
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