🐂📈 The Week That Was – May 12–16, 2025
Ceasefires, Ceramic Surges & Chart-Busting Railways
Markets began the week biting their nails as India-Pakistan tensions had investors checking not just the Nifty but also their blood pressure. But lo and behold, a ceasefire on May 12 dropped in like a Bollywood twist — and BAM! — The Sensex catapulted over 3,000 points, breaking past 82,400, and the Nifty50 danced merrily above 24,900. The bulls came charging, champagne was uncorked, and Dalal Street partied like it was IPO season again.
🏆 Star Performers of the Week – Market's Own Karan Arjun
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🧱 Somany Ceramics: Tiles became tantalising treasures, jumping 17%. Apparently, volume growth isn’t just for your Spotify playlist.
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🐝 Honeywell Automation: Buzzed up 15%, hitting a 52-week high. Industrial demand + automation = Honeywell turning into Money-well.
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🚂 Titagarh Rail Systems: Powered through with a 64% profit jump and a 9% stock gain. Clearly, this train isn’t stopping at Platform “Mediocre”.
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📞 Bharti Airtel: Added a humble 3%, dialling into 5G and tariff hike hopes. Investors didn't hang up.
🏗️ Infrastructure & Defence: Building Returns Like There's No Tomorrow
Investors are digging bunkers of gold in defence and infra! Multiple players hit 52-week highs:
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Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders – naval vibes.
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Paras Defence – no need for shields, only portfolios.
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ARSS Infrastructure Projects – sounds like a secret government agency, but it delivers like one, too.
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AXISCADES Engineering – serious name, seriously climbing stock.
Clearly, war may rattle nerves, but defence stocks are bulletproof.
U.S.: Tech Tango & Truce Treaties
Across the Pacific, Wall Street was also in a Taylor Swift-style comeback tour mode. Thanks to a 90-day tariff truce between the U.S. and China (it’s not love, but it’s something), plus some inflation numbers that didn’t scream “Panic!”, the S&P 500 soared 5.3%, and the Nasdaq moonwalked up 7.2%.
Oh, and investors threw $12.86 billion into U.S. equities. Somewhere, Jerome Powell is smiling—or trying to.
Europe: Healing With Healthcare & Haute Couture
Europe's STOXX 600 did its fifth week in a row victory lap with a 2.25% rise.
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Novo Nordisk and Novartis played doctor and revived the index.
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Richemont, maker of rich things for rich people, sparkled thanks to better-than-expected luxury sales. Clearly, even in tough times, someone’s still buying diamonds and watches that don't tick.
🌏 Asia: Mood Swings in Motion
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Hong Kong: Riding the U.S.-China optimism wave like a K-drama hero.
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Shanghai & Hang Seng: Moved cautiously — like investors checking the expiry date on a 200 EMA.
Asia reminded us all that markets have moods, and they’re often moodier than a cat that’s been ignored.
🌍 Fund Flow Floodgates: OPEN!
Investors didn’t just dip their toes this week — they did a full cannonball.
$19.57 billion flowed into global equity funds, the biggest surge since March. Sectors raking it in: Tech, Industrial, and Financials — the market’s holy trinity of ‘make-it-rain’.
🎬 Curtain Call
Markets went from “Oh no, not again!” to “Hold my demat, we’re mooning!” in under 48 hours. It’s a reminder that markets can be drama queens — but with the right news, they turn into dancing divas.
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