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Markets likely to make negative start amid mixed global cues
Oct-22-2026

Indian equity markets are likely to make a negative start on Thursday following mixed global market cues, as persistently high crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions weigh on investor sentiment. However, some support may come from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), who turned buyers with net equity purchases of Rs 1,022.32 crore on October 21, 2026.   

Some of the key factors to be watched: 

Commerce ministry organising FTA outreach initiatives to help states unlock export potential: Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the commerce ministry is organising a series of free trade agreement (FTA) outreach initiatives across the country to ensure greater utilisation of these pacts.

Core sectors’ growth rises to 7.9% in September; iron ore, electricity key drivers: According to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, production in key infrastructure industries rose 7.9 per cent in September, the fastest pace in the new series, driven by strong performance in the iron ore, electricity, and cement segments.

India's challenge not only to grow fast, but to make growth employment intensive: Former RBI Governor D Subbarao has said sustaining economic growth of 7 per cent or more will require stronger private investment, labour-intensive manufacturing, better human capital and deeper integration into global value chains. 

Goyal to visit Germany, Netherlands from October 22-27: The report said that Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, accompanied by around 100 business leaders, will visit Germany and the Netherlands from October 22 to 27 and discuss ways to boost trade and investments between India and these nations.

Vehicle registrations drop 6.5% during Navratri: The provisional data shared by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) stated that vehicle registrations declined 6.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis during the Navratri festival this year, with the passenger vehicle segment witnessing the steepest drop among all categories. 

Global front: U.S. markets ended higher on Wednesday as strong results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer helped revive investor appetite for AI linked stocks. Asian markets were trading in green on Thursday despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight.

Back home, Indian equity benchmarks surrendered their early gains and ended lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday as elevated crude prices and continued FII selling overshadowed optimism surrounding India-US trade negotiations. Finally, the BSE Sensex fell 143.21 points or 0.19% to 73,709.69 and the CNX Nifty was down by 77.60 points or 0.34% to 22,811.35.

Some of the important factors in trade:

India growing at 7.8% even as several major economies face slowdown due to West Asia conflict: Highlighting India’s growth trajectory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India contributes more than 16% to global economic growth and is growing at around 7.8%, even as several major economies face a slowdown due to the conflict in West Asia. 

India’s engineering exports likely to hit all-time high of $150 billion in FY27: The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) Chairman Pankaj Chadha has said that India’s engineering exports are expected to touch an all-time high of $150 billion in the current fiscal (FY27).

India, US have extraordinary alignment on core issues: At a time when India-US relation hit rough patch, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that India and US have extraordinary alignment on the core issues that matter even though there can be disagreements on some others.
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