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Weekly Market Triggers — for the upcoming week (11th May - 15th May 2026)
Research Desk10 May 20262 min read
Nifty +0.74% up, Sensex +0.54% higher, for the week ending 08-May. Markets remained cautious with a positive bias on hopes of a US-Iran truce, and that trend is likely to continue. Mid-cap index +3.56%…
Triggers for the Week and How They May Impact Markets
| Trigger for the Week | How will it impact? |
|---|---|
| Nifty +0.74% up, Sensex +0.54% higher, for the week ending 08-May | Markets remained cautious with a positive bias on hopes of a US-Iran truce, and that trend is likely to continue |
| Mid-cap index +3.56% higher; small cap index +4.05% up this week | Smaller stocks rallied on focused business models and better Q4 results, as alpha hunting is the new theme |
| Key Dividend record dates (RD) occurring in the coming week | Manappuram Finance, Kothari Petro, PAE, Anand Rathi Wealth, Godrej Consumer, Aptus, IEX, Gopal Snacks |
| Large Cap Q4 and fiscal FY26 results to be announced in coming week | Canara Bank, BPCL, Reddy Labs, Bharti Airtel, TVS Motor, Tata Motor, PFC, Cipla, HPCL, HAL, JSW Steel, Tata Steel |
| Mid Cap Q4 and fiscal FY26 results to be announced in coming week | India Hotels, UPL, Nuvama, Dixon, Berger Paints, Oil India, NLC, Kaynes, LIC Housing, Gland Pharma, KIMS |
| India CPI and WPI inflation to be announced during the next week | Both CPI and WPI inflation are expected to move higher from 3.4% and 3.9% respectively, on supply chain stress |
| Trade deficit data for April 2026 to be also announced during the week | Trade deficit to widen in April from $20.67 billion in March as Straits of Hormuz continues to be disrupted |
| US to announce CPI inflation for April 2026 amid the ongoing war | Higher fuel prices could have taken consumer inflation from 3.3% to 3.4% as trickle-down impact is likely |
| Ahead of Fed minutes, focus again shifts to key member speeches | Markets to track John Williams, Susan Collins, Austan Goolsbee, Neil Kashkari, and Michael Barr speeches |
| USDINR and FPI equity flows will remain in focus in the coming week | FPIs sold $1.49 billion last week but rupee recovered to ₹94.44/$ on RBI intervention and peace hopes |
| Brent Crude to remain volatile and vulnerable to West Asia news flows | Oil fell sharply on peace hopes, but weakened towards close as market triggers remained highly uncertain |
| Nifty S/R at (24,117/24,244); Sensex S/R (77,101/77,602) for next week | Crucial levels for change in Long View will be 24,067 for Nifty and 76,989 for Sensex; with Shorts only below that |
| Key data points from US markets to be keenly watched next week | Existing Home Sales, WASDE Report, PPI, Crude Stocks, Jobless Claims, Atlanta Fed GDP, IIP, Retail Inventories |
| Key data points from ROW markets to be keenly watched next week | GDP, IIP (EU); Household Spends, Current Account (JP); IIP, GDP, Trade Deficit (UK); CPI, PPI, New Loans (CN) |
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