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Markets This Week

Week ending 05 Sep 2026

A softer week for markets—staying calm matters

The market experienced a broad-based decline this week with significant selling pressure across most equity indices. Investors sought safety in select debt instruments while energy prices surged sharply.

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India & Global indices

India

NSE

NIFTY 100

25,023.15

↓ 318.60 (-1.26%)

NSE

NIFTY100 ALPHA 30

17,952.60

↓ 582.65 (-3.14%)

NSE

NIFTY100 ENHANCED ESG

4,986.95

↓ 89.90 (-1.77%)

FX

USD / INR

94.49

↓ 0.94% (-0.94%)

GBP / INR

127.85

↓ 1.32% (-1.32%)

EUR / INR

109.82

↓ 1.12% (-1.12%)

What moved most

🛢️ Brent crude

$91.08

↑ 8.7%

Energy markets saw a massive spike in value this week. The price jumped by over eight percent to reach ninety-one dollars.

📊 NIFTY AUTO

27,710.90

↓ 4.0%

The automotive sector faced heavy selling pressure during this period. It recorded a sharp decline of nearly four percent.

Asset class snapshot

Debt

+3.15%

Equity

-0.85%

Hybrid

+1.90%

Mutual fund categories

Category	Week	Top mover
Large Cap Fund	-0.07%	Aditya Birla Sun Life Regular Savings Fund - Growth / Payment - Direct Plan-0.12%
Liquid Fund	+0.07%	Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund - Retail Growth+0.24%
Multi Cap Fund	-0.67%	Edelweiss Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50 Index Fund - Direct - Growth-0.95%
Short Duration Debt Fund	+4.79%	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund-Institutional Plan-Dividend Fortnightly+0.47%
Flexi Cap Fund	-1.37%	ITI Flexi Cap Fund- Direct Plan- IDCW-0.19%
Value Fund / Contra Fund	-0.47%	Axis Value Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW-0.49%
Medium Duration Debt Fund	+34.76%	SBI MAGNUM MEDIUM DURATION FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH+0.19%
Dynamic Asset Allocation / Balanced Advantage Fund	-0.65%	ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund - Quarterly IDCW+0.68%
Multi Asset Allocation Fund	-0.90%	Capitalmind Multi Asset Allocation Fund-Direct-IDCW-0.62%
Mid Cap Fund	-1.04%	WhiteOak Capital Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan IDCW-0.46%
Small Cap Fund	-0.08%	DSP Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW+0.50%
Long Duration Debt Fund	-0.36%	JM Medium to Long Duration Fund (Direct) - Bonus Option - Principal Units+0.69%

This week in markets

India

RBI's dollar sales, robust swap inflows lift rupee to 10-week high | Finance News - Business Standard
business-standard.com
Foreign selling meets domestic buying as DIIs pour in ₹8,930 crore - CNBC TV18
cnbctv18.com
FII inflows into Indian equities hit two-year high of ₹29,631 cr in August - The Hindu
thehindu.com

Global

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares inch higher ahead of US jobs data after Fed's Waller soothes bonds | International
devdiscourse.com
Yields rise, stocks mostly ease after solid US jobs report - Nikkei Asia
asia.nikkei.com
Bond yields fall, stocks rally as Fed's Waller comments curb rate hike bets - CNA
channelnewsasia.com

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