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Choppy Week Ahead for Indian Stocks After Trump’s 50% Tariff Hike

July CPI and WPI readings, Modi’s Red Fort speech, new IPO launches plus Q1 reports will determine the market’s next moves.

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The BSE Sensex dropped 1.01 per cent to close at 79,857.79 on Friday.
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Overview

  • Trump’s 50% tariff announcement forced export-oriented sectors offside, triggering net FII selling and driving benchmarks into their longest weekly losing streak in over five years.
  • India’s July Consumer Price Index on August 12 and Wholesale Price Index on August 14 will be pivotal for assessing inflationary pressures and the RBI’s policy stance.
  • Equity markets will shut on Friday for India’s 79th Independence Day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his traditional address from the Red Fort.
  • Investors will watch four mainboard IPOs—BlueStone Jewellery, All Time Plastics, JSW Cement and Regaal Resources—alongside seven SME offerings as the primary market heats up.
  • Q1 earnings from heavyweight firms including Hindalco Industries, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation, BPCL and Muthoot Finance are set to influence sectoral flows.