The Indian market is closed on Saturday 14 November 2026 and no trading has taken place since Friday's close. The figures in this report are the last session's, from Friday 13 November, and the week's totals.
Friday's session
The 30-share Sensex fell 318.55 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 81,592.45, and the 50-share Nifty fell 155.05 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 25,144.30. Both had closed higher on the three sessions before. Bank Nifty lost about 0.8 per cent. Auto, metal and realty each fell about 1 per cent, and FMCG was the only sector to end higher. The rupee closed at 94.24 to the dollar, down 21 paise, and Brent crude rose to about 95.5 to 95.7 dollars a barrel from about 92 dollars, with reports linking the rise to attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
The week
Despite Friday's fall the benchmarks ended the week higher for a third straight week. One report puts the gains at about 0.5 per cent for the Nifty and 0.7 per cent for the Sensex; other reports gave slightly different weekly percentages, so only the direction is firm. The Nifty Smallcap index rose 3.6 per cent and the Midcap index 2.1 per cent. The Nifty IT index fell 3.2 per cent, ending a six-week winning run, as investors moved out of AI-linked trades, and 13 of 16 major sector indices ended the week higher.
Foreign investors bought equities worth Rs 7,831 crore on Thursday, extending a nine-session run of buying, and November inflows have passed 8 billion dollars, the highest for any month since December 2020. Flows for Friday had not been published in the reports read.
What to watch on Monday
The reports name crude oil, inflation and global interest-rate expectations as the main drivers. Retail inflation was 6.09 per cent in October, above the RBI's 6 per cent upper limit, with the Monetary Policy Committee meeting from 2 to 4 December. Record October goods exports of 49.47 billion dollars and an import bill of 89.35 billion dollars, released on Friday, may also feature in trading. Higher oil together with tighter policy could keep volatility high after a rally of about 10 per cent in November. This is a market report and not investment advice.
