- As per astrology view, key turning dates are 25th, 27th and 29th May and 1st, 3rd and 5th June 2026. Stock-specific wild volatility likely this week.
- Friday night closing: Dow +294 pts., Nasdaq +51 pts., S&P +28 pts., while Gift Nifty closed at 23720, indicating flat to negative opening for Indian markets on Monday, subject to no negative weekend developments. Monday is a holiday in the US market and Thursday 28-5-2026 is a holiday in Indian stock markets, so wild volatility is likely during 25-5 to 29-5-2026. Nifty closing data: 22-May 23719.30, 21-May 23654.70, 20-May 23659.00, 19-May 23618.00, 18-May 23649.95, 15-May 23689.60.
- As per market grapevine, Trump’s changing stance on Iran is driving sharp market swings. Dow fell 500 points after war comments but recovered 700 points after easing oil sanctions on Iran. Markets remain highly headline-driven.
- Alert: FIIs sold equities worth Rs.107929.35 cr. in April and May, which is highly negative for bulls and investors. As per market grapevine, the government should reduce STT and long-term capital gains tax to attract FFIs, FPIs and NRIs into Indian markets.
- Alert: India’s wholesale inflation surged to 8.3% in April from 3.88% in March, while fuel and power inflation jumped 24.7% YoY. Standard Chartered expects RBI to raise rates by 50 bps across June and August, while markets are pricing in 125 bps of hikes.
- As per market grapevine, stocks to watch include Anantraj, Atlanta Electricals, Butterfly, Hester Biosciences, HFCL, IOLCP, Jenburkt Pharma, NSE SME KLL, Plastiblends India, RCF, Shiva Texyarn, SNL Bearings, Vaibhav Global, VA Tech Wabag, Vodafone Idea and Yes Bank.
- Alert: As per market grapevine, Indian markets are showing unusual divergence, with smallcaps rising on weak index days and falling on strong index days, indicating heavy operator and institutional activity.
