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Weekly Market Triggers — for the upcomign week (20th April to 24th April)
Research Desk18 April 20262 min read
Nifty +1.26% up, Sensex +1.22% higher, for the week ending 17-Apr. Markets moved up on the truce sustaining and hopes of a deal between the US and Iran in the coming week. Mid-cap index +3.55% higher;…
Triggers for the Week and How They May Impact Markets
| Trigger for the Week | How will it impact? |
|---|---|
| Nifty +1.26% up, Sensex +1.22% higher, for the week ending 17-Apr | Markets moved up on the truce sustaining and hopes of a deal between the US and Iran in the coming week |
| Mid-cap index +3.55% higher; small cap index +4.31% up this week | Like in the previous week, heavy buying interest in the mid and small caps continued amid alpha hunting |
| Key Dividend and Bonus / Split RD falling in the coming week | Sanofi India, CRISIL, Huhtamaki, Mold Tek, Patanjali (Dividend RD); Anlon Health, String Meta (Bonus/Split) |
| Large Cap Q4 and fiscal FY26 results to be announced in coming week | Groww, HCL Tech, Nestle, SBI Life, TECHM, Adani Green, Havells, Infosys, Tata Cap, LTM, Shriram, Adani Energy |
| Mid Cap Q4 and fiscal FY26 results to be announced in coming week | PNB Housing, Persistent, 360-One, OFSS, TCOM, LTTS, Himadri Chemicals, UTI AMC, Cyient, LTF, IndusInd Bank |
| Core Sector growth for March and for FY26 to be put out on Monday | After falling to 2.3% in February, core sector growth is expected to be subdued due to pressure on oil sector |
| RBI MPC minutes of the Policy Meet to be published on Wednesday | Markets will be reading through the discussion minutes to understand the outlook for interest rates in India |
| Chris Waller speech to be closely watched for cues on rate trajectory | It will be a key speech ahead of the next FOMC meeting scheduled on 29-April, wherein a rate hike is possible |
| Markets will be focused on whether there is an enduring truce in Gulf | That would open up the Straits of Hormuz and normalize prices of oil and gas globally; offering Iran some benefits |
| Rupee will be in focus after it hardened for the week to ₹92.60/$ | While hopes of an enduring truce are strong, the RBI limiting spot dollar buying by OMCs has also helped |
| Crude fell sharply to $90.38/bbl on the last trading day of the week | Markets are relying heavily on an Iran Truce next week, even as Russian supplies are expected to sober prices |
| Nifty S/R at (24,176/24,452); Sensex S/R (77,962/78,789) for next week | Crucial levels for change in Long View will be 23,790 for Nifty and 76,663 for Sensex; with Shorts only below that |
| Key data points from US markets to be keenly watched this week | Core Retail Sales, Business Inventories, Atlanta Fed GDP, API Crude Stocks, Composite PMI, Fed Balance Sheet |
| Key data points from ROW markets to be keenly watched this week | Lagarde Speak, PMI (EU); Trade Surplus, PMI, Core CPI (JP); CPI, PMI, Retail Sales (UK); PBOC Loan Rate (CN) |
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