Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹93.38 +0.7% Nifty 50 Index 23,842.65 -0.9% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.94% +0.00 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,827.83 -0.3% S&P 500 Futures 7,005.00 +0.0% Market data as of 08:17 AM IST, Apr. 15, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Savio Shetty in Mumbai with your mid-week dose of news as traders return to their desk...
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹93.38 +0.7% Nifty 50 Index 23,842.65 -0.9% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.94% +0.00 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,827.83 -0.3% S&P 500 Futures 7,005.00 +0.0% Market data as of 08:17 AM IST, Apr. 15, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Savio Shetty in Mumbai with your mid-week dose of news as traders return to their desks after Tuesday’s holiday. Several stock market gauges around the world — from the US to Taiwan — have now erased all their losses since the start of the Iran war, as financial markets price in a possible path to peace. In currencies, the Australian dollar and euro also erased their declines against the greenback, while the yuan has strengthened. But the recovery isn’t uniform across the region, and oil-dependent lower-income markets have trailed behind, with India joining the Philippines and Indonesia among the laggards. Domestically, a forecast of a weak monsoon and a pickup in retail inflation could also cap the upside, especially with crude still hovering near the $100 mark. Add persistent foreign fund outflows and a fragile rupee to the mix, and caution is likely to linger. Meanwhile, earnings will be in focus, with stocks like ICICI Prudential Life and ICICI Prudential AMC reacting to their latest results. In today’s newsletter, we explain why: The rural economy may face a demand squeeze Pessimism around developers may be overdone Nuvama is turning cautious on capital goods But first, why the RBI may not be done draining liquidity. Markets Buzz: A Problem of Plenty Away from the monsoon talk, banks are awash with something at least, and in this case that’s cold, hard cash. Surplus liquidity topped 5 trillion rupees over the weekend, driven by government spending and debt repayments, even after the RBI drained some funds on Friday. This kept overnight borrowing costs below the policy rate on Monday, suggesting the central bank may need to mop up excess cash. If it does...