Market Forecast

Investors should diversify, as we don't know what the world will look like in five years. Markets valuations are sky-high, but the economic reality for ordinary people is not good, Faber said.

After a cyclical slowdown in 2025, wrote Gustavo Medeiros, head of research at Ashmore Group in a 2026 market outlook report, macroeconomic indicators in India are looking increasingly positive.

After a stellar run in 2025, gold and silver, Shah said, should continue to see upside in the year ahead, aided by sustained central bank buying

Equirus Securities is Overweight on sectors like Auto, Banks, Capital Markets, FMCG, Internet Platforms. Underweight on Building Materials, Industrials and Defense, Real estate, Textile and Logistics

Among individual stocks, Raymond, Ashoka Buildcon, Swan Corp, Himatsingka Seide, and UCO Bank were the biggest wealth destroyers, dropping in the range of 30.5 per cent to 65.78 per cent

Gold prices are likely to extend gains in the coming week, as macroeconomic uncertainty, tariff disputes and central bank buying continue to underpin investor appetite for the precious metal, according to analysts. Traders will closely monitor a series of key macroeconomic data releases from major economies, including the UK and EU GDP, the US Core PPI and Core CPI. Speeches by US Federal Reserve officials will also be in focus for further guidance on the near-term trajectory for the gold prices. Prathamesh Mallya, DVP Research, Non-Agri Commodities and Currencies at Angel One, said gold prices continue to rally and make new highs in the international as well as domestic futures. "From the lows of Rs 98,079 per 10 grams made on July 28, to the highs of Rs 1,02,250 per 10 grams, the shine in gold prices continues to increase the wealth of gold investors. In the international markets, prices have surged from USD 3,268 per ounce on July 30 to USD 3,534.10 per ounce as of August 8. Th

Trump has ratcheted up trade measures, promising that more tariffs are coming to everyone from Canada to Brazil to Algeria and inviting trading partners to negotiate further

Nifty Bank was among the worst-performing sectoral indices, quoting 28,058. Meanwhile, the Nifty PSU Bank index was trading at 7,154, down by 0.54 per cent.

Over the past one year, Tata Power shares have experienced a decline of 7.9 per cent on the NSE

The pain was also visible in the broader markets with the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap indices falling up to 0.34 per cent

Even with oil prices ruling at $110 and $108/bbl in FY13 and FY14 respectively, the Nifty 50 managed to post a gain of 7.3 per cent and 18 per cent in each of these two fiscal years

But analysts optimistic about Nifty outlook for FY26, FY27

Nomura's revised Nifty target is a modest 6 per cent higher from the current level of the index. BofA Securities, on the other hand, has not made any change to its year-end Nifty target

Stock market outlook: Analysts suggest investors invest in domestic economy-facing sectors

In the week ahead, Sensex is likely to swing between 78,200 to 80,230 range. Nifty may test 23,400 on the downside, and can potentially rally to 24,800 on the upside; suggests technical charts.

Shares of Voltas and Havells India seem to be favourably placed on the technical charts; while Blue Star and Whirlpool look weak; check target price and key levels here

Technical charts suggest that the Nifty MidCap 150 index may succeed in conquering the long-term moving average; while the SmallCap index faces a tougher challenge.

An Axis Securities note provides a sector-wise distribution of stocks trading above key Exponential Moving Averages. EMAs give more weight to recent prices, making them more responsive to new triggers

Technical charts suggest that shares of Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance and IndiGo can potentially appreciate another 15% from present levels; here are the key support and resistance levels to track.

Stock market outlook for the week April 15 - 17: The bullish pivot for Sensex stands at 76,100; here are the key support and resistance levels to watch out for on the BSE and NSE benchmarks this week.