Middle East war and fear of Trump! Outcry in the share market, will the market fall further? Know the opinion of experts

Share Market Update: Due to increasing geopolitical tension in the Middle East and sharp fluctuations in currency, the Indian stock market closed with a decline for the sixth consecutive week. Both major benchmarks remained in the red in the short four-day trading week. BSE Sensex closed at 73,319.55 on Thursday, which is 263.67 points or 0.35 percent lower than last Friday’s closing price. Whereas Nifty50 closed at 22,713.10 with a decline of 106.50 points or 0.46 percent on weekly basis.

A huge fall was seen in the market on the last trading day of the week. Nifty fell by more than 500 points in early trade and Sensex fell by more than 1,500 points. This decline came at a time when US President Donald Trump warned that there could be strong military attacks on Iran in the next 2-3 weeks. However, by the end of the day some recovery was seen in the market.

Biggest loss in pharma sector

Among the Nifty 50 companies, HDFC Life Insurance, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, NTPC and Cipla were the biggest losers this week. In the broader markets, BSE Midcap 150 underperformed the benchmarks and fell 0.6 per cent week-on-week, while BSE Smallcap 250 bucked the trend with a gain of 0.8 per cent.

Sector wise, realty, healthcare and banking sectors saw a growth of about 3 percent, 2.7 percent and 1 percent respectively. Whereas metal, power and consumer durables sectors recorded a decline of more than 2 percent and were among the top losers.

How will the stock market be next week?

Experts believe that in the coming week also stock market There may remain fluctuations in the share market, because the eyes of investors are fixed on the developments in West Asia. According to experts, if the tension subsides, there may be a fall in crude oil prices and stability in the currency, which will provide relief to the market. At the same time, if tensions increase, there will be pressure on foreign investment and weakness in the market may continue. At present the prices of Brent crude remain around $107 per barrel.

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Important triggers for stock market

The market will keep an eye on many important events in the coming week, including RBI’s monetary policy committee (RBI MPC) decision, US FOMC meeting minutes (April 8) and launch of Q4FY26 results. It is noteworthy that Friday is called ‘Good Friday’ Due to this the stock market and commodity markets are closed. Now the markets will open on Monday, because Saturday and Sunday are weekly holidays.