The Week That Was : April 28 to May 2

 📜The Week That Was — April 28 to May 2, 2025

When Dalal Street Danced and Wall Street Wondered Why

The Indian stock market was a mix of polite applause and cautious side-eyes — kind of like clapping for a child’s school play while wondering if you left the gas on. Let’s break it down:

At Home: Sensex Stretching, Nifty Napping

• Sensex hit 80,501.99, up 0.32%, doing its best impression of someone trying to jog and yawn at the same time.

• Nifty 50 inched to 24,346.70, up 0.05% — technically moving, but could be mistaken for sleepwalking.

🧱 Sectors: IT Soars, FMCG Sulks

• IT sector went full-on superhero mode, up 6.56% — clearly benefiting from a global AI frenzy and everyone trying to automate their jobs.

• Capital Markets, Auto, and Realty tagged along like eager interns.

• Meanwhile, FMCG and Consumer Durables looked like they were stood up on prom night, with the latter down 0.80% — possibly due to shoppers asking, “Do we really need another air fryer?”

💹 Stock Highlights: Who Danced, Who Tripped

Top Gainers

• Adani Ports: +4.11% – apparently shipping optimism by the container load.

• Bajaj Finance: +2.62% – who knew lending money was still in fashion?

• IndusInd Bank, SBI, Maruti – slow but steady climbers.

Top Losers

• Nestle: -2.04% – maybe Maggi took a wrong turn?

• NTPC, Titan, Kotak, Power Grid – taking a breather, probably blaming El Niño.

🌐 International Scene: Uncle Sam, Shanghai Shenanigans, and ECB Musings

• Wall Street ended the week flat-to-slightly-up, confused whether to worry about inflation or celebrate that it's only medium terrible.

• US Fed hinted that rate cuts might still be on the table — but only if inflation behaves, which it never does.

• China saw mild gains, mainly from stimulus hopes and the government yelling “Invest, I said!” at domestic funds.

• European markets moved like someone trying to remember where they left their car keys — thanks to mixed economic data and the ECB refusing to commit to anything before summer vacation.

• Oil prices remained stable-ish, and gold flirted with highs because whenever the Fed blinks, someone buys a gold bar.

🔮 Final Thought:

This week, the Indian markets tiptoed ahead while global cues whispered sweet nothings — “maybe soft landing,” “perhaps rate cuts,” and the always reliable “please ignore recession warning lights.”

The market mood? Optimistically confused — which, let’s be honest, is better than panicked and broke.

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