Weekly Market Recap: Market on a Roller Coaster Ride, Nifty 50 and Sensex Ended Lower

The week ended July 16, 2025, saw the Indian stock market in negative territory, where Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex closed 3 sessions in red, while 2 in green. Sensex commenced the week with a trading session that ended 0.30% lower on July 14, 2025. The Indian market saw a two positive closing on July 15 and July 16. However, after a roller-coaster ride, both the benchmark indices ended lower on July 18.

Roundup of Major News This Week

The week saw significant business developments, including Reliance Retail, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd., announcing its acquisition of the renowned home appliances brand, Kelvinator.

Japan’s exports declined for the second consecutive month, largely due to the ongoing impact of the US tariff measures, which have increased the likelihood of a technical recession following the country’s contraction earlier this year.

Shares of Brightcom Group resumed trading on the BSE and NSE indices. They opened at ₹21.55 but quickly hit a 5% lower circuit at ₹20.48 by 10:05 AM on the BSE. The resumption followed a special pre-opening

Major Q4FY25 Earnings This Week

• HCLTech reported a consolidated revenue of ₹30,349 crore for Q1 FY26, marking a modest 0.3% increase quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and a robust 8.2% growth year-on-year (YoY).
• HDB Finacial's Assets Under Management (AUM) rose to ₹1,09,690 crore as of June 30, 2025, registering a healthy 14.7% year-on-year increase from ₹95,643 crore.
• For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, Wipro reported gross revenue of ₹221.3 billion ($2,581.6 million), reflecting a 1.6% sequential decline but a 0.8% year-on-year (YoY) growth.

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