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 Market Update 📰: - 🇮🇳 Indian Market: Indian equities fell this week 📉, breaking a two-week winning streak as US tariffs on pharma, higher H-1B fees, and weak Accenture guidance dragged IT stocks. Powell’s cautious stance on rate cuts and heavy FPI outflows of ₹13,450 crore, including ₹4,995 crore on Thursday, further hurt liquidity. With sharp corrections in mid-caps and small-caps ⚠️ weighing on sentiment, experts advise focusing on strong stocks and avoiding aggressive directional bets until clearer signals emerge. - 🌍 Global Market: Global equities fell this week 📉 as Fed policy uncertainty, weak job data, and tech losses weighed on sentiment, while mixed central bank signals deepened caution. Asian and emerging markets echoed the decline, even as US consumer spending rose slightly above forecasts and inflation inched up to 2.7%. At the same time, oil prices jumped ⛽ after Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Russian exports ⚡.

 Market Update 📰: - 🇮🇳 Indian Market: Equity markets rose for the second straight week 📈, gaining strength from positive India–US trade talks 🤝 and supportive global cues. This momentum was further reinforced by rallies in U.S. and Asian markets ahead of the U.S. Fed policy meeting. FIIs also turned net buyers, reversing their earlier selling, while DIIs added to the momentum with steady purchases across session. - 🌍 Global Market: Equity indices had a mixed week, with U.S. markets leading the way 📈. The rally was fuelled by expectations of a 25 bps rate cut after December 2024, as the Federal Reserve responded to weak labour data, slower job growth, and rising inflation from recent tariffs. Alongside this, optimism around AI 💡 lifted investor confidence, keeping U.S. equities attractive. At the same time, Brent crude oil 🛢️ moved higher, supported by geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and market dynamics.

 Market Update 📰: - 🇮🇳 Indian Market: Indian markets ended the week on a strong note 📈, with the Nifty closing above the 25,000 mark while broader indices outperformed the benchmark. The rise was supported by optimism around stronger H2FY26 earnings, aided by GST rationalisation and the benefits of monetary easing, which are also helping valuations stay resilient. Sentiment was further boosted by reports that the EU may reject U.S. tariff proposals on India’s Russian oil 🛢️ imports, adding to the positive outlook. - 🌍 Global Market: Indices ended the week higher 📊 as soft inflation signals, geopolitical developments, and strong earnings fueled optimism around a Fed rate cut. Investors are now focused 🔍 on the upcoming policy meeting, where a 25 basis point cut is widely expected. At the same time, Gold surged to fresh highs ✨ on safe-haven demand from trade tensions, while rising bond yields, though at new peaks, are not yet seen as a major threat to sentiment.

 Market Update 📰: - 🇮🇳 Indian Market: The Nifty 50 closed the week higher 📈, rebounding after two weeks of decline as optimism around upcoming GST 2.0 reforms and progress in India–EU trade talks boosted sentiment, with hopes of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by year-end adding further support; at the same time, the rupee touched a record low of ₹88.20 per dollar 💱, raising concerns over imported inflation, while gold prices remained firm, benefitting from global uncertainty and the weaker currency. - 🌍 Global Market: Equity indices finished the week on a positive note 📈, lifted by NVIDIA’s strong earnings, rising expectations of a Fed rate cut, and an upward revision in U.S. GDP to 3.3% that signaled economic strength; meanwhile, U.S. rate futures now indicate a 93% probability of a standard 25 bps cut and just a 7% chance of a deeper 50 bps cut ✂️ at the upcoming September 16–17 Fed meeting, according to LSEG estimates.