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Sensex and Nifty rebound but post their weakest Samvat in 15 years
India’s main share indexes, the Sensex and Nifty 50, surged in Samvat 2082’s final week, gaining about 8.6 to 8.8 per cent.
Despite that rebound, they ended the year down 4 per cent and 3.1 per cent, respectively, their worst Samvat performance since 2011.
Samvat is the traditional year used by India’s stock market, and the previous year had brought gains for both indexes.
Investors faced high oil prices, West Asia tensions and US tariff disruption, alongside inflation worries and heavy foreign selling.
Hopes for easing US-Iran tensions and resilient company earnings helped lift sentiment, while the recovery added nearly ₹4 trillion to market value.
Pharma, metals and capital-markets shares led gains over the year, while technology, tourism, cement and consumer-goods shares fell.
Easing geopolitical tensions could help stocks rise further, though no resolution or new market high is assured.
The Sensex and Nifty 50 rallied at the end of Samvat 2082, posting weekly gains of 8.6 to 8.8 per cent.
Despite the late recovery, the indices recorded their weakest Samvat performance in 15 years.
The Nifty 50 fell 3.1 per cent over Samvat 2082, while the Sensex declined 4 per cent.
Foreign selling, elevated crude oil prices, geopolitical tensions and inflation worries weighed on Indian equities.
The Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 rose 2.1 per cent and 4.2 per cent, respectively, over the period.
- Who
- The Sensex and Nifty 50, India’s benchmark stock indices.
- What
- They rallied at the end of Samvat 2082 but still recorded their weakest Samvat performance in 15 years.
- When
- Samvat 2082 ended in November 2026. The article was published on November 6, 2026.
- Where
- Indian equity markets.
- Why
- The late recovery was supported by hopes of easing US-Iran tensions and concerns about the sustainability of the global AI-led investment rally. Earlier pressure reflected factors including elevated crude oil, geopolitical tensions and foreign selling.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Domestic equities came under pressure after the West Asian conflict broke out.
The Sensex had fallen more than 10,750 points from its previous Diwali levels, and the Nifty had lost nearly 12 per cent, according to Dhiraj Relli.
The Sensex and Nifty 50 rallied, posting weekly gains of 8.6 to 8.8 per cent, but finished the Samvat down 4 per cent and 3.1 per cent, respectively.
- Samvat
- 2082
- Nifty 50 change
- Down 3.1 per cent
- Sensex change
- Down 4 per cent
- Weekly gains at Samvat close
- 8.6 to 8.8 per cent
- Foreign selling from Indian equities in 2026
- About $31.3 billion
What people are saying
Samvat 2082 tested every Indian investor’s resolve.
Despite a year of heightened volatility in Indian equities, Samvat 2082 ended on a positive note.
The confluence of renewed foreign inflows, resilient corporate earnings, and relatively attractive valuations positions Indian markets favourably,