Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Nifty Falls 11% Between Navratri Periods Amid Global Pressures
The Nifty 50 tracks the share prices of 50 major Indian companies.
Between Navratri 2025 and Navratri 2026, it fell by 11%.
Thirty-one companies in the index lost value, though some, including Shriram Finance, went up.
Foreign investors also sold a large amount of Indian shares.
Articles link the market weakness to global tensions, higher oil prices, a weaker rupee and rising bond yields.
Domestic investors continued buying, and India's economy was described as resilient.
Analysts expect the market to move up and down in the near term.
They say a stronger recovery may depend on oil prices and bond yields easing.
The Nifty 50 fell 11% between Navratri 2025 and Navratri 2026, with 31 constituents posting losses.
ITC, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Infosys, Jio Financial and Tata Consultancy Services each fell more than 30%.
Shriram Finance gained nearly 49%; Titan Company, Adani Ports and Hindalco rose between 21% and 27%.
Foreign investors sold Indian equities worth ₹3,04,468 crore so far in 2026, after outflows of ₹1,66,286 crore in 2025.
Analysts expect near-term rangebound trading, citing elevated oil prices, rising bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty.
- Who
- Indian stock market investors, foreign portfolio investors and market analysts.
- What
- The Nifty 50 declined 11% between Navratri 2025 and Navratri 2026, while individual stocks recorded both losses and gains.
- When
- Between Navratri 2025 and Navratri 2026; foreign-investor outflows are reported for 2025 and so far in 2026.
- Where
- The Indian stock market.
- Why
- Articles cite geopolitical tensions, elevated oil prices, a weaker rupee, rising bond yields and foreign-investor selling as pressures on the market.
Factors weighing on markets
Factors offering support
Market drivers
Factors weighing on markets
Geopolitical tensions, high oil prices, a weaker rupee, rising bond yields and foreign selling have weighed on sentiment.
Factors offering support
The articles describe India's economy as resilient and say domestic institutional investors have continued buying.
Prospects for recovery
Factors weighing on markets
Analysts warn that global uncertainty, inflation concerns and macroeconomic risks could limit a sustained recovery.
Factors offering support
September-quarter earnings are expected to be healthy, and one analyst said earnings growth and valuations in key sectors are favourable.
- Nifty 50 performance
- Down 11% between Navratri 2025 and Navratri 2026.
- Declining constituents
- 31 Nifty stocks recorded negative returns.
- Largest named gain
- Shriram Finance rose nearly 49%.
- Largest named losses
- ITC, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Infosys, Jio Financial and Tata Consultancy Services each fell more than 30%.
- Foreign investor sales in 2026
- ₹3,04,468 crore so far in the year, as reported.
- Foreign investor sales in 2025
- ₹1,66,286 crore.
- Near-term outlook
- Analysts expect rangebound markets while oil prices and bond yields remain elevated.
