The Week That Was: Aug 11 – Aug 14

 📈 The Week That Was: Aug 11 – Aug 14

Welcome back to Dalal Street’s favorite soap opera—where bulls, bears, and the occasional confused investor fight it out daily. Last week, our markets finally staged a comeback episode after six consecutive weeks of tears, tissues, and “bro, bas yaar, sell everything!” WhatsApps.

Here’s the dramatic recap:

🎭 Act 1: The Rebound Plot Twist

• On Monday, Aug 11, the Sensex jumped nearly 750 points (≈ +0.9%), strutting back to the stage at ₹80,600. Meanwhile, the Nifty clapped back with a cool +0.9%, settling near 24,585.

• The heroes of this recovery? SBI and PSU banks (finally reminding everyone they exist for more than just loan memes) and Tata Motors, whose earnings gave shareholders more horsepower than their SUVs.

• It was the end of a six-week losing streak—the longest since COVID lockdown days. Cue dramatic Bollywood background score.

🎨 Act 2: Sectoral Masala

• Asian Paints gained ~0.6%, clearly trying to outshine its duller paint peers. Still far from its glory days, but hey, at least it didn’t peel off.

• Apollo Hospitals popped a healthy 5–6%, proving their patients weren’t the only ones making a recovery.

• Nykaa looked fabulous with a 4% jump after its earnings doubled. Investors are now officially more loyal to Nykaa’s balance sheet than their skincare routine.

• Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corporation crashed the party with a 21.7% profit drop, dragging oil & gas stocks down like that one uncle who insists on singing at family weddings.

• By Thursday, markets stayed steady: Sensex held ground, Nifty hung near 24,600. IT and consumer durables acted like the supportive best friends, while metals, O&G, and realty sulked in the corner.

📊 Act 3: The Macro Backdrop (a.k.a. Why Everyone’s Suddenly Happy)

• U.S. inflation cooled, boosting hopes of a Fed rate cut in September. Investors worldwide started celebrating early, probably with pizza and bond ETFs.

• Back home, India’s retail inflation slipped to 1.55% in July—an eight-year low and well below RBI’s target. Even the Reserve Bank must’ve done a double take: “Wait, inflation under control? Did Excel miscalculate?”

• Add in optimism ahead of U.S.–Russia talks (because apparently global peace can be brokered by stock rallies), and you’ve got a recipe for optimism.

🌍 Act 4: Global Stage—Money, Money Everywhere

While India was busy celebrating its rebound, the world markets threw a massive party of their own:

• Global equity funds saw $19.3 billion inflows—their biggest in six weeks. Apparently, mild U.S. inflation + a tariff truce with China = investors throwing cash like confetti.

• U.S. funds: +$8.8B

• Europe funds: +$7.1B

• Asia funds: +$2.1B

• Tech sector funds: +$4.1B (because AI stocks are still the Kardashians of Wall Street).

• Bonds: Kept the streak alive with $15.9B inflows—because who doesn’t love predictable interest payments?

• Gold funds: Shiny again with $2.6B inflows, their strongest in nearly two months.

• Money market funds: Slowed to just $21B inflows (down from a whopping $135B last week—investors finally remembered equities exist).

• Emerging markets: Lost $1.1B in equities but made up for it with $1.6B in bonds. Investors basically said, “We don’t trust your stocks, but your debt? Sure, take my money.”

🎬 Summary Snapshot (a.k.a. Previously, on The Week That Was…)

• India: Markets finally broke their losing streak thanks to Apollo’s healthy profits, Nykaa’s glow-up, and an inflation number that looked like a diet plan—slim and under control.

• Global: Investors rediscovered their risk appetite, pouring money into everything from tech stocks to bonds to gold. If Wall Street were Tinder, every asset class just got swiped right.

👉 In short, the week was a reminder that markets can go from emo-teen sadness to Shah Rukh Khan–style comeback hero in just a few trading sessions. Stay tuned, because the next episode may feature more plot twists than a daily soap TV serial.

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