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Markets This Week

Week ending 22 Aug 2026

A softer week for markets—staying calm matters

The market experienced a broad-based consolidation this week with most major indices closing in the red. Despite the general weakness, specific sectors like Sugar and select Nifty 50 variants showed strong resilience and gains.

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India & Global indices

India

NSE

NIFTY 100

25,396.05

↓ 128.80 (-0.50%)

NSE

NIFTY100 ALPHA 30

18,368.40

↓ 10.65 (-0.06%)

NSE

NIFTY100 ENHANCED ESG

5,083.85

↓ 41.40 (-0.81%)

FX

USD / INR

95.70

↑ 0.28% (+0.28%)

GBP / INR

130.69

↑ 1.18% (+1.18%)

EUR / INR

111.96

↑ 1.43% (+1.43%)

What moved most

📊 NIFTY SUGAR & ETHANOL

2,825.31

↑ 9.5%

This index saw an impressive surge of over nine percent this week. It stands out as the top performer among the tracked assets.

📊 Nifty 50

16,481.75

↑ 2.9%

This specific Nifty 50 variant recorded a notable gain of nearly three percent. It bucked the downward trend seen in many other market segments.

Asset class snapshot

Debt

+3.08%

Equity

-0.20%

Hybrid

+2.17%

Mutual fund categories

Category	Week	Top mover
Large Cap Fund	+0.39%	Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 Fund of Fund- Direct Plan Growth+0.13%
Liquid Fund	+0.05%	Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund - Retail Growth+0.24%
Multi Cap Fund	+0.04%	quant Active Fund-GROWTH OPTION-Direct Plan-0.59%
Short Duration Debt Fund	+4.60%	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund-Institutional Plan-Dividend Fortnightly+0.47%
Flexi Cap Fund	-0.70%	ITI Flexi Cap Fund- Direct Plan- Growth+0.42%
Value Fund / Contra Fund	-0.26%	HSBC Value Fund - Direct IDCW+0.29%
Medium Duration Debt Fund	+34.54%	SBI MAGNUM MEDIUM DURATION FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH-0.16%
Dynamic Asset Allocation / Balanced Advantage Fund	-0.22%	ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund - Quarterly IDCW+0.68%
Multi Asset Allocation Fund	+0.13%	Capitalmind Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Direct-IDCW-0.35%
Mid Cap Fund	-0.02%	WhiteOak Capital Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan IDCW+0.51%
Small Cap Fund	+0.54%	DSP Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth+1.15%
Long Duration Debt Fund	-0.56%	JM Medium to Long Duration Fund (Direct) - Bonus Option - Principal Units+0.69%

This week in markets

India

FIIs turn sellers, DIIs remain buyers as markets snap 7-day losing streak - CNBC TV18
cnbctv18.com
Healthy forex inflows to support INR stability: RBI minutes | Capital Market News - Business Standard
business-standard.com
India Inc. delivers strongest earnings in 10 quarters; markets stay in the red - The HinduBusinessLine
thehindubusinessline.com

Global

Bond yields jump, stocks fall, oil rises
nbcnews.com
Oil jumps on Iran standoff as global stocks rebound on US bond move | Euronews
euronews.com
US stocks halt their slide after the Treasury Department moves to ease pressure from the bond market | AP News
apnews.com

Turn this week into action

Week ending 22 Aug 2026: The market experienced a broad-based consolidation this week with most major indices closing in the red. Despite the general weakness, specific sectors like Sugar and select Nifty 50 variants showed strong resilience and gains. Explore category moves below or ask Qonfido's AI co-pilot how this week affects your goals.

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