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Weekly Market Triggers — for the upcoming week (03rd Aug to 07th Aug 2026)
Research Desk1 August 20262 min read
Nifty +2.59% up, Sensex +2.66% higher, for the week ending 31-Jul. Large-cap indices got a big boost from the near-17% rally in IT index, as a contra trade to the AI sell-off globally. Mid-cap index…
Triggers for the Week and How They May Impact Markets
| Trigger for the Week | How will it impact? |
|---|---|
| Nifty +2.59% up, Sensex +2.66% higher, for the week ending 31-Jul | Large-cap indices got a big boost from the near-17% rally in IT index, as a contra trade to the AI sell-off globally |
| Mid-cap index +2.10% higher; small cap index +2.46% up this week | While IT sector buying was seen in small and mid-caps too, the general trend of bottom fishing was also visible |
| Key Dividend record dates (RD) occurring in the coming week | ICICI Bank, Coforge, Bosch, Balkrishna, PCBL, Eveready, Vedanta Alum, Hyundai, Berger, Maruti, Grasim, CPCL |
| Large Caps announcing Q1FY27 results during the coming week | Divi’s Labs, Muthoot, DLF, SBIMF, Bharti Airtel, Britannia, ONGC, Powergrid, LIC, Trent, Pidilite, SBI, Titan, Hindalco |
| Mid-Caps announcing Q1FY27 results during the coming week | Hitachi Energy, GCPL, Lupin, Biocon, Aurobindo, Marico, Nykaa, BSE, NHPC, Kalyan, MCX, UPL, Ather Energy, JSL |
| Brent Crude to be in focus after the Houthi attacks on Saudi Tankers | With the Straits of Hormuz flows down to a trickle, oil could get a jolt if the Red Sea route is also hindered |
| USDINR hardens during the week to ₹95.39/$ on FCNR(B) flows | While the rupee has improved from its low of ₹97/$, the limited RBI intervention and oil prices remain a concern |
| RBI MPC to present August 2026 monetary policy on 05-August | While rate hike is not expected in August amid the Gulf turmoil, the language of the MPC will be watched closely |
| Markets to closely track FCNR(B) collections in the coming week | With the overall flows touching $35 billion (largely FCNR-B), each week is critical to reach $85 billion by Sep-26 |
| US Unemployment data to be put out by the BLS on coming Friday | Street expectation is of unemployment to remain steady at 4.2%, but focus will be on non-farm payroll additions |
| Two Mainboard IPOs to open and 3 IPOs to list on bourses next week | Technocraft and Ardee Industries to raise over ₹500 crore; Manipal, Juniper, MV Electro to list next week |
| Nifty S/R at (24,312/24,442); Sensex S/R (77,846/78,308) for next week | Crucial levels for change in Long View will be 24,159 for Nifty and 77,330 for Sensex; with Shorts only below that |
| Key data points from US markets to be keenly watched next week | PMI, Trade Deficit, Redbook, Factory Orders, API Stocks, Jobless Claims, Non-Farm Productivity, Consumer Credit |
| Key data points from ROW markets to be keenly watched next week # | GDP, Unemployment, CPI (EU); Core CPI, IIP, BOJPC (JP); HPI, BOE Speak, BOEMPCMM (UK); Composite PMI (CN) |
Abbreviations
BOJPC – Bank of Japan Press Conference # BOEMPCMM – Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
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