Motilal Oswal Global Dashboard – March 2026

The Motilal Oswal Global Market Snapshot provides a quick glance at index performances and economy updates from the Indian & global markets.

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Indian Market Update

• Large caps remained weak during the month, with the Nifty 50 and Nifty Next 50 falling by 11.31% and 13.43%, respectively. Broader markets also came under pressure, as midcaps and smallcaps declined by 11.06% and 10.03%.
• Sectorally, IT was relatively resilient with a fall of 5.04%, while Auto, Bank and Realty were the worst hit, declining by 15.59%, 16.94% and 16.58%, respectively. Risk-off sentiment and global growth concerns weighed on rate-sensitive and consumption linked sectors.
• Factor indices also remained under pressure. Quality fell by 8.11%, while Low Volatility, Momentum and Enhanced Value declined by 10.82%, 12.17% and 16.90%, respectively.
• Nifty 500 declined by 11.39% in March, dragged largely by Financial Services, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

Global Market Update

• Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 fell by 7.78% and 8.04%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell the least compared to the other major US indices.
• In emerging markets, China and Brazil were the least affected. While, South Africa and Korea fell sharply by 21.09% and 20.99%, respectively.
• Meanwhile, developed markets also declined, with Germany falling by 13.26%, while the UK was the least affected, declining by 8.64%. Among developed markets, the US, Japan, and European indices remained under pressure.
• Crude oil gained sharply by 53.51%, while the US dollar appreciated by 4.26%. Gold and silver, however, declined due to weaker demand expectations and heightened volatility.
• Crypto markets remained relatively stable, with Bitcoin and Ethereum rising by 0.70% and 3.45%, respectively.

Economic Indicators

• CPI inflation edged up from 2.75% to 3.21%, indicating a modest rise in price pressures during the month.
• FII sentiment turned sharply weaker, with outflows widening to ₹1,25,736 crore from inflows of ₹37,804 crore earlier, while DII flows also remained in outflow territory.
• GST collections rose to ₹2,00,064 crore, pointing to continued resilience in economic activity.

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