Indian equity benchmarks closed sharply higher on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex adding 505 points, or 0.65%, to settle at 78,493.54, and the NSE Nifty 50 gaining 157 points, or 0.65%, to close at 24,353.55. The single-session rally translated into a ₹5 lakh crore increase in investor wealth, a metric tracked via total BSE-listed market capitalization. Both indices moved in lockstep, suggesting broad-based buying across the market rather than sector-specific rotation. The scale of the wealth addition in a single session underscores how concentrated market-cap gains can be during momentum-driven rallies. Investors and traders will watch whether the Nifty 50 can sustain its position above the 24,350 level in subsequent sessions, a zone that has historically acted as both support and resistance. Follow-through buying or profit-taking at current levels will signal whether this move reflects durable sentiment recovery or a short-term technical bounce.
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.
