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February 16th–20th, 2026 – Week Wrap | PSU Banks Surge 5.45%, Nifty Ends Up 0.39% Despite Weak Breadth, VIX Rises, and DIIs Offset Persistent FII Selling
Market Manthan - Weekly

February 16th–20th, 2026 – Week Wrap | PSU Banks Surge 5.45%, Nifty Ends Up 0.39% Despite Weak Breadth, VIX Rises, and DIIs Offset Persistent FII Selling

Indian equities closed the week modestly higher as PSU banks and select defensives led gains, while weak market breadth, rising volatility, and continued FII selling highlighted underlying fragility beneath the headline move.

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February 9th–13th, 2026 – Week Wrap | FII Dump on Friday, IT Meltdown, and VIX Awakens Again
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February 9th–13th, 2026 – Week Wrap | FII Dump on Friday, IT Meltdown, and VIX Awakens Again

Foreign investors reversed course with heavy Friday selling that pulled Nifty lower for the week, pushed volatility higher, and exposed continued stress in IT and broader market breadth.

Murali Kalyanaraman
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February 1st–6th, 2026 – Week Wrap | V-Shaped Recovery, FII-DII Alignment Returns, and IT Divergence Deepens

Nifty rebounded 3.50% on synchronized institutional buying and a 20.93% VIX collapse, even as IT corrected sharply and market breadth remained fragile.

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January 19th–23rd, 2026 – Week Wrap | FII Exodus Deepens as VIX Awakens and Smallcaps Crack

Foreign selling intensified, volatility rose, and market breadth cracked as DIIs absorbed pressure, masking deeper stress beneath a flat headline index.

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January 12th–16th, 2026 – Week Wrap | Flat Nifty Hides IT Strength as DII Buying Absorbs FII Outflows and Volatility Stays Subdued

Indian equities ended the week largely unchanged as strong IT gains and sustained DII inflows offset heavy FII selling, a weakening rupee, and persistently low volatility.

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December 30th, 2025–January 2nd, 2026 – Week Wrap | Year-End Expiry, Low VIX, and a Measured Start to 2026

A holiday-shortened transition week saw muted index movement, compressed volatility, and continued domestic absorption of foreign selling as markets reset positioning for the new calendar year.

Murali Kalyanaraman
Murali Kalyanaraman
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Market Manthan - Weekly

December 22nd–26th, 2025 – Week Wrap | Year-End Calm Masks Small-Cap Resurgence as VIX Slips Below 10

The shortened Christmas week saw Nifty edge higher amid collapsing volatility, steady domestic support, and a notable shift in risk appetite toward mid- and small-cap stocks.

Murali Kalyanaraman
Murali Kalyanaraman
February 17, 2026
December 1st–5th, 2025 – Week Wrap | DII Firepower Holds the Line as Volatility Collapses and IT Breaks Out
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December 1st–5th, 2025 – Week Wrap | DII Firepower Holds the Line as Volatility Collapses and IT Breaks Out

A week of sideways consolidation saw relentless DII buying offset sustained FII selling, volatility slide into complacency territory, and IT emerge as the clear sectoral leader while mid and small caps continued to weaken.

Murali Kalyanaraman
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February 19, 2026
November 24th–30th, 2025 – Week Wrap | When Volatility Vanished and Conviction Took Over
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November 24th–30th, 2025 – Week Wrap | When Volatility Vanished and Conviction Took Over

VIX slipped into the danger zone, FIIs turned erratic, and DIIs quietly built the market’s floor—signs of stability on the surface, fragility underneath.

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November 17th–21st, 2025 – Week Wrap | Holding the Line Above 26,000 as Quiet Accumulation Builds
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November 17th–21st, 2025 – Week Wrap | Holding the Line Above 26,000 as Quiet Accumulation Builds

A low-volatility week masked institutional conviction, with large-cap quality absorbing flows while breadth divergence and sector rotation signaled a market preparing—not pausing.

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February 17, 2026
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November 10th–14th, 2025 – Week Wrap | Quiet Accumulation Beneath a Textbook Rally

A steady index climb masked selective sectoral rotation, persistent FII selling absorbed by domestic flows, and rising delivery-based accumulation in large-cap defensives amid subdued volatility.

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A sideways Nifty masked sectoral churn, institutional absorption, and early warning signals that suggest consolidation may be a pause, not a resolution.

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October 27th–November 1st, 2025 – Week Wrap | When Domestic Money Said “Not On My Watch”

A week where foreign selling met relentless domestic accumulation, quietly reshaping the market’s internal balance.

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October 19th–25th, 2025 – Week Wrap | Between Stillness and Strain, Signals Beneath a Quiet Surface

A week of muted index movement masked rising volatility, narrow leadership, and subtle shifts in institutional behavior beneath the surface.

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October 12th–17th, 2025 – Week Wrap | The Week That Whispered, Not Shouted

Muted price action masked selective accumulation, shifting breadth, and quiet signals beneath a sideways index.

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September 29th–October 3rd, 2025 – Week Wrap | Domestic Support, Quiet Accumulation, and Sector Rotation Beneath the Surface

What appeared as modest increase on the surface actually masked significant sector rotation patterns—something most market participants missed entirely.

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September 21st–27th, 2025 – Week Wrap | Market Carnage, Institutional Selling, and Sector Rotation Beneath the Surface

The Indian equity markets endured a bruising week as relentless FII selling, technical breakdowns, and global trade tensions combined to push indices sharply lower, even as selective sector rotation and domestic institutional support revealed a more nuanced underlying picture.

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