Key Events for the Month of April 2026
• India’s Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 57.5 in March, down from 58.1 in February. The
March reading marks a 14-month low, the lowest since January 2025.
• India’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falls to a 4-year low of 53.9 in March, Disruptions
linked to the conflict in the Middle East are reverberating through the global economy and weighing on Indian
manufacturers.
• India’s Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rises marginally to 3.40% in first data after start of US-Iran War, March
inflation numbers were modestly higher, signaling the first round of price pressures in the wake of the Middle East
Crisis.
• India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) climbs to 3.88% in March, with the uptick mainly attributed to higher prices
of crude petroleum and natural gas, manufactured goods, non-food articles, basic metals, and food items..
• India’s gross GST collections for April reached a record high of Rs 2.42 lakh crore, up 8.7% compared with the
same month last fiscal year.
• Indian equity indices saw strong gains, with the Nifty 50 rising 7.46% and the BSE Sensex climbing 6.90%
month-on-month.
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Sectoral Index Performance |
| Name | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| Nifty Auto Index | -3.1% | -3.3% | 16.2% | 25.2% | 21.9% |
| Nifty Bank Index | -8.0% | -5.0% | -0.4% | 8.2% | 10.8% |
| Nifty Energy Index | 16.0% | 12.4% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 17.7% |
| Nifty Financial Services Index | -6.1% | -5.5% | -1.7% | 10.2% | 10.5% |
| Nifty FMCG Index | -0.3% | -9.1% | -9.5% | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 7.4% | 1.5% | 6.2% | 22.9% | 21.8% |
| Nifty Infrastructure Index | 2.9% | -1.5% | 7.2% | 20.6% | 18.4% |
| Nifty IT Index | -22.8% | -17.8% | -18.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| Nifty Media Index | 5.1% | -5.4% | -3.8% | -5.3% | -1.2% |
| Nifty Metal Index | 8.5% | 20.9% | 49.5% | 30.2% | 21.5% |
| Nifty Pharma Index | 7.1% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 22.6% | 11.5% |
| Nifty PSU Bank Index | -6.0% | 3.6% | 29.7% | 26.6% | 32.8% |
| Nifty Realty Index | 1.3% | -16.3% | -10.4% | 21.2% | 20.7% |
| BSE Consumer Durables Index | 6.8% | -2.4% | 2.9% | 15.4% | 12.8% |
| BSE Industrial Index | 10.2% | 3.9% | 21.0% | 28.2% | 30.8% |
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Global Index Performance |
| Name | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| MSCI World Index | 2.9% | 6.2% | 27.5% | 18.0% | 9.7% |
| MSCI Emerging Index | 4.7% | 14.2% | 43.8% | 17.8% | 3.5% |
| MSCI India index | -3.0% | -4.4% | 1.7% | 13.3% | 11.4% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average Index | 1.6% | 4.4% | 22.1% | 13.3% | 7.9% |
| Nasdaq Composite Index | 6.1% | 4.9% | 42.7% | 26.7% | 12.3% |
| Nikkei 225 Index | 11.2% | 13.1% | 64.5% | 27.0% | 15.5% |
| Shanghai Composite Index | -0.1% | 4.0% | 25.4% | 7.3% | 3.6% |
| Deutsche Boerse AG german Stock Index DAX | -1.0% | 1.4% | 8.0% | 15.1% | 9.9% |