Investors worried over bloodbath as Nifty 50 sees longest weekly losing streak in 25 yrs - Outlook for H2 from experts
BSE moved lower.
· LiveMint Markets
Indian equity markets faced an eighth consecutive week of losses, with the Nifty 50 and  Sensex declining 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively. Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹44,012.82 crore, the highest since June 2026, exacerbating market volatility and negative investor sentiment.
The analysis
BSE reported ₹44,012.82 crore, with movement of 3.1% and 2.7% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.
Why it matters
- With BSE involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
Market context
- This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
- The immediate tone of coverage reads negative.