Indian equity markets are likely to make a flat-to-negative start on Tuesday, tracking mixed cues from global markets. Traders are likely to remain cautious amid the escalating US-Iran war in the West Asia. Additionally, sentiments may remain subdued as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers on Monday, offloading Indian equities worth Rs 1,121.04 crore
Some of the key factors to be watched:
Core infrastructure sectors’ output rises by five-month high of 5% in June: Production growth of nine core infrastructure sectors rose to a five-month high of 5 per cent in June due to an increase in output of cement, electricity and iron ore.
India looks forward to closer ties with Panama: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India looks forward to building ‘closer ties’ with Panama because that country offers both a strategic location as well as enormous economic stability and potential for a partner like India.
India gets $20.72 billion forex inflows under swap facility since June: The Reserve Bank has said its concessional swap facility, introduced to encourage foreign currency inflows, has attracted $20.72 billion till July 17. The swap facility has seen avid interest and attracted steady forex inflows since June 8, 2026.
Improve grievance redressal & internal ombudsman process: RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J has asked all regulated entities to review their internal grievance redressal processes and design complaint management systems to prevent complaints from inadvertently bypassing the Internal Ombudsman process.
IVPA seeks curbs on duty-free edible oil imports from Nepal: The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) has called on the government to take steps against an ‘unprecedented surge’ in duty-free refined edible oil imports from Nepal under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) framework.
Global front: The US markets ended in red on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran fueled investor concerns, driving Treasury yields higher. Asian markets are trading mostly in green on Tuesday despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight.
Back home, Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Monday dragged down by heavy selling in blue-chip bank stocks Axis Bank and HDFC Bank amid margin-related concerns. Investors turned cautious amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a global technology-led sell-off. Besides, exchange data showed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 376.41 crore on Friday. Finally, the BSE Sensex fell 442.93 points or 0.57% to 77,708.52 and the CNX Nifty was down by 95.80 points or 0.39% to 24,238.50.
Some of the important factors in trade:
India’s exports surge 16.09% in April-May FY27 with ASEAN, Africa leading growth: The commerce ministry in its latest data has showed that ASEAN and African regions emerged as the biggest drivers of India's export growth during the first two months of FY2026-27. During the period, India's merchandise exports rose 16.09 per cent year-on-year to $88.91 billion.
India, EU working on proposed investment protection, GI agreements: After concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India and the EU are now working on a proposed Investment Protection Agreement and a Geographical Indications (GI) Agreement.
India, Spain agree to accelerate UPI-Bizum interoperability talks: The Commerce Ministry has said that India and Spain have agreed to advance discussions quickly on enabling interoperability between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain's Bizum digital payments platform.
