Bitcoin touched $76,000 before pulling back to $74,500, reaching a one-month high as softer U.S. Producer Price Index data reinforced expectations of an easing macro environment. Profit-taking by near-term holders capped the advance, preventing a clean break above resistance. Ethereum and major altcoins posted mild declines in the same window, suggesting the bid was concentrated in Bitcoin rather than broad crypto risk appetite. On-chain analysts flagged sustained whale accumulation as a structural support factor, with large holders adding to positions rather than distributing into strength. Improving market sentiment has reset the narrative toward a potential sustained uptrend, though the setup remains conditional. The key trigger analysts are watching is a decisive breach of current resistance levels, which would likely pull altcoin flows behind Bitcoin. Macro and geopolitical uncertainty has eased at the margin, removing two headwinds that had weighed on risk assets. Whether institutional demand consolidates at current levels or fades depends heavily on the next U.S. inflation and rate-path signals.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
