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Indian stock market: After moving in downward trajectory for three weeks, the Indian benchmarks made a strong comeback in the first week of March 2025. The indices closed in green, rising nearly 2 per cent on Friday, March 7. The Nifty settled at 22,552.50, while the Sensex closed at 74,332.58, marking a significant rebound.The market recovered despite weak global cues amid rising threat of tariff wars on multiple trading partners.The global sentiment improved following reports of a delay in U.S. tariffs and the possibility of further negotiations, which helped stabilize...

A lot can happen in six months. Until September last year, Indian equities were making new records almost every single day. However, since then, there has been a one way fall across indices, regardless of market capitalisation.The Nifty 50 index is down 16% from its peak post Friday's steep sell-off. The broader markets have had it worse with the Midcap index declining over 22%, and the Smallcap index having shed over 25% from its peak in December last year. That would have made a serious dent to portfolios of investors.The...