Weekly Market Triggers — for the upcoming week (24th Aug - 28th Aug 2026)

Research Desk23 August 20263 min read

Nifty -0.47% down, Sensex -0.60% lower, for the week ending 21-Aug. Geopolitical risk and elevated crude prices have kept frontline indices under stress, which looks to continue. Mid-cap index -0.07%…

Triggers for the Week and How They May Impact Markets

Trigger for the Week	How will it impact?
Nifty -0.47% down, Sensex -0.60% lower, for the week ending 21-Aug	Geopolitical risk and elevated crude prices have kept frontline indices under stress, which looks to continue
Mid-cap index -0.07% lower; small cap index +1.21% up this week	There was alpha hunting in small caps, which is likely to continue amidst uncertainty in the large cap space
Key Dividend record dates (RD) occurring in the coming week	NALCO, Gillette India, SJVN, Senco Gold, Power Finance, Thomas Cook, P&G Health, MCX, Paras Defence, Honasa
Bonus / Stock Splits / Rights with ex-date falling in the coming week	TD Power, Waterways Leisure (Split XD); Ratnaveer, Essar India (Rights XD); Mayank Cattle (Bonus XD)
MOSPI to release Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data for July 2026	IIP is likely to taper from 7.3% in June to around 6.2% in July, but the real focus will be on manufacturing IIP
Brent Crude closed the week at $93.93/bbl on US-Iran war worries	With traffic in the Strait of Hormuz tepid, the US may launch big strikes, which is likely to keep markets tense
USDINR stuck between ₹95 and ₹96 per dollar with weak undertone	While FCNR flows have capped the fall, rising oil prices and a strong dollar will still work against the rupee
Last week of FCNR flows and impact on forex reserves will be in focus	With $73 billion inflows from RBI special window, the forex reserves will see a surge from current $717 billion
Tata Sons will again be in focus next week on the future leadership steps	With Chandra stepping down, focus shifts to Noel Tata and the 2 trusts for the next steps on leading Tata Sons
US BEA to announce Q2 GDP and PCE inflation for July next week	While the GDP is expected to taper from 2.1% in Q1 to 1.5% in Q2; the July PCE inflation may stay flat at 3.7%
Six IPOs to list; and 5 new IPOs to raise over ₹3,352 crore next week	Skyways (₹583 cr), Hy-Tech Eng (₹136 cr), Symbiotec (₹1,757 cr), Annu (₹175 cr), and Lumino (₹700 cr)
Nifty S/R at (24,211/24,288); Sensex S/R (77,416/77,696) for next week	Crucial levels for change in Short View will be 24,264 for Nifty and 77,666 for Sensex; with longs only above that
Key data points from US markets to be keenly watched next week #	Building Permits, API Stocks, Jackson Hole, Warsh Speak, New Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders, Trade Deficit
Key data points from ROW markets to be keenly watched next week #	M3, Loans, EAMPM (EU); Core CPI, Foreign Investments, CSPI (JP); CBI Trade Survey (UK); Industrial Profits (CN)

Abbreviations

EAMPM – ECB Account of Monetary Policy Meeting · CSPI – Corporate Services Price Index · CBI – Confederation of British Industry

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