Key Events for the Month of July 2026
• India’s Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) ease to 53.1 in July from 57.4 in June. the data showed it
was the weakest pace of growth in the past two years, reflecting slower growth.
• India’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falls to 54.2 in June from 55.0 in May,
Manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in June, with growth in output, new orders, export sales, and
employment losing momentum, even as price pressures eased.
• India’s Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) increased to 4.38% in June, up from 3.93% in May, largely driven by
spiraling transport and fuel costs since the U.S.-Iran conflict in late February.
• India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation elevated at 9.87% in June, up from 9.68% in May.
• India’s gross GST collections grow 15.4% to more than ₹2.11 lakh crore in July on higher mop-up from sales and
imports, reflecting sustained domestic consumption.
• Indian equity markets ended the month on a positive note, with the Nifty 50 gaining 2.17% and the BSE Sensex
rising 2.11%.
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Sectoral Index Performance |
| Name | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | |
| Nifty Auto Index | 10.9% | 7.5% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 23.4% | |
| Nifty Bank Index | 4.4% | -3.9% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 10.6% | |
| Nifty Energy Index | -5.0% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 13.0% | 15.4% | |
| Nifty Financial Services Index | 3.7% | -2.7% | -0.2% | 9.3% | 10.0% | |
| Nifty FMCG Index | -3.8% | -4.1% | -12.0% | -2.3% | 6.4% | |
| Nifty Healthcare Index | 12.3% | 20.6% | 12.6% | 20.5% | 24.6% | |
| Nifty Infrastructure Index | -0.1% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 15.4% | 16.2% | |
| Nifty IT Index | 4.6% | -19.3% | -13.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | |
| Nifty Media Index | 11.2% | 16.9% | -0.5% | -7.7% | -2.1% | |
| Nifty Metal Index | -0.9% | 7.5% | 37.0% | 23.4% | 17.1% | |
| Nifty Pharma Index | 14.0% | 22.2% | 16.5% | 20.9% | 12.9% | |
| Nifty PSU Bank Index | -1.4% | -7.2% | 22.1% | 21.9% | 27.9% | |
| Nifty Realty Index | 13.6% | 15.1% | -1.2% | 16.7% | 17.7% | |
| BSE Consumer Durables Index | 10.2% | 17.7% | 9.5% | 15.1% | 12.3% | |
| BSE Industrial Index | 1.1% | 11.4% | 9.6% | 19.6% | 27.2% |
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Global Index Performance |
| Name | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| MSCI World Index | 4.0% | 7.1% | 18.9% | 16.5% | 9.6% |
| MSCI Emerging Index | 4.1% | 9.0% | 34.0% | 16.7% | 5.4% |
| MSCI India index | 2.6% | -0.5% | 1.7% | 10.3% | 10.1% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average Index | 5.7% | 7.3% | 18.9% | 13.8% | 8.5% |
| Nasdaq Composite Index | 1.9% | 8.1% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 11.6% |
| Nikkei 225 Index | 8.6% | 20.7% | 56.7% | 24.7% | 18.7% |
| Shanghai Composite Index | -6.8% | -6.9% | 7.2% | 5.2% | 2.4% |
| Deutsche Boerse AG german Stock Index DAX | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 15.9% | 10.5% |